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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶FORSEGAN, ppl.adj. Fatigued, very tired (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.).
[Not otherwise recorded and very probably a mistake for Forlegen. This was confirmed by the author in Old-Lore Misc. VIII. ii. 71.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Forsegan ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/forsegan>
