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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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JUDGEMENT, n. Also juidgement, jidg(m.Sc.), jeudg- (Ork.); joodg(e)- (Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb vii.; Mry. 1927 E. B. Levack Lossiemouth 12). For other ne.Sc. forms, see also Jeedgement. [For phonetics, see Judge.]

Sc. usages:

1. As in Eng., freq. of divine retribution, used attrib. or in comb. judgement-like, characteristic of or appearing to threaten divine displeasure or punishment, awful (Sc. 1825 Jam.). Gen.Sc., obsol.Sc. a.1693 M. Bruce Lectures (1708) I. i.:
Even the godly may fall doited in the day when the vengeance of God is ready to pluck up a whole land. . . . When it is so . . . it's both a great sin, and looks judgment-like.Ayr. 1821 Galt Ayr. Legatees ix.:
It would have been a judgment-like thing, had a bairn of Doctor Pringle's . . . been sacrificed to Moloch.Sc. 1822 Scott Pirate vi.:
It's no that I wad shut the door against decent folks . . . more especially in such judgement-weather.Sc. 1826 M. Dods Manual I. 27:
A swalled judgment-like Jeshuran wi' eyne like to loup with clean fat.s.Sc. 1836 Wilson's Tales of the Borders III. 390:
Gude hae a care o' me, but this is awfu'. It's judgement-like.Abd. a.1880 W. Robbie Yonderton xxv.:
It's terrable t' be call't awa jist in a moment. It's railly joodgment like.Sc. 1894 S. R. Whitehead Daft Davie 219:
I wish I had never seen it — it's just a judgment kind o' place.

2. Reason, senses, wits, sanity (Sc. 1782 J. Sinclair Ob. Sc. Dial. 27;  Sh., Edb., Ayr. 2000s). Gen.Sc.Sc. 1698 H. Arnot Crim. Trials (1785) 89:
Her Ladyship to all appearance out of her judgment.Ork. 1767 P. Fea MS. Diary (31 Jan.):
Mr Tytler . . . is again deprived of his Judgment.Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xliv.:
She had nearly lost her judgment during the three days she was at St Leonard's.Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 35:
Maikie couldna tell his folk dat shü wis a sea-woman, for dat wid a pitten dem oot o' der judgment.Mry. 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sk. vi.:
'Twis eneugh tae fleg 'er oot o' 'er joodgment.Cai. 1909 D. Houston 'E Silkie Man 8:
Peter's geen oot o's judgment.Per. 1990 Betsy Whyte Red Rowans and Wild Honey (1991) 160:
I could sleep, but food seemed to go against me. My poor mother was out of her judgement with worry.