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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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¶EERIF, n. A court formerly held in Orkney for the legal division of a deceased person's property.Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 52:
An' a'to' the' wur a Eerif hauden whin the faither dee'd, Backaskeel keepid a' the geud horse baest.