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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1877

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MUD, v.3 Also med. In pa.t. only = had to. was obliged to (‡s.Sc. 1877 D.S.C.S. 217). Freq. in Eng. dial.s.Sc. 1877 D.S.C.S. 217:
Aa mud gang, aaa bud gang, aa haed tui gang.

[From an unstressed form of †mought. pa.t. of may, Mid.Eng. moghte.]

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