Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1806-1819, 1900
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DUNE, adv. Also ne.Sc. forms deen, dein, dien. Extremely, very; completely; dien-done, completely done (Abd. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.). Known to Bnff.2, Abd.9, Fif.13 (dune) 1940; Rxb. 1949, dune. [dyn, døn Sc., but n.Sc. din]Sc. 1819 J. Rennie St Patrick III. iv.:
I'm no that dune gleg i' the hearin', sin I teuk a sair caul', Beltan was a twa year.Abd. a.1807 J. Skinner Amusements (1809) 99:
What tho' fowk says that I can preach, Nae that dein ill.Kcd. 1900 W. MacGillivray Glengoyne II. i.:
She was deen auld than — far mair like a witch than her neat canty body o' a dachter Janet ever wis.
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