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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1813
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†SEFRON, n. Sc. form of Eng. saffron. See P.L.D. §48.1. (3).Rnf. 1813 G. MacIndoe Wandering Muse 74:
Gie her the washing price, fiend hate cares Meg, My Lady's frulls were like a sefron bag.
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"Sefron n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sefron>
