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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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DERT, n. and v. Sc. form of Eng. dart. Known to Bnff.², Abd.², Abd.⁹ 1940; (Ags., Edb., Gsw., Ayr., Rxb. 2000s). Cf. Dairt.Sc. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' the Ling 30:
What is it, this dert That brogs at my he'rt?Abd. 1877 G. Macdonald M. of Lossie II. x.:
Rose o' my hert, Open yer leaves to the lampin' mune; Into the curls let her keek an' dert.Abd. 1916 G. Abel Wylins 138:
An' fin she h'ard He wintet her she till Him like a dert.Abd. 1998 Sheena Blackhall The Bonsai Grower 76:
Twis the lit an the set o a tippenny bit, the Tippeny Puil, wi a muckle flat steen in the mids o't that the Martullich bairns likit tae lie on, an watch the dertin wee bandies heezin aroon the ripple o the burnie.Ags. 1899 D. W. Buchanan Leisure Lays 94:
Awa' it flaffered in a crack A bunch o' derts upon its back.