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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶HETTAN, adj. Hurried (Ork. 1922 J. Firth Reminisc. 152).
[? Str. pa.p. of Heat, i.e. heated, flurried.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hettan adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hettan>
