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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FUD, adj. Also fudd. Heriot's Hospital slang: afraid. Used with for = Eng. of.Edb. 1845 F. W. Bedford Hist. G. Heriot's Hospital (1859) 345:
We had a' to run helter skelter. I was terribly fudd.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton 13:
I dinna think he'll middle wi' me ony mair. He's fud for anybody if they're big enough.