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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
LET, adj. Light, in phr. let day, “a day when you have little to do” (Dmf. 1894 Trans. Dmf. & Gall. Antiq. Soc. 1.51).
[Appar. a variant of Eng. light. See P.L.D. § 111.2. Hardly from O.N. lettr, light, easy.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Let adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/let_adj>
