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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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AIRMY, n. Also ermy. Sc. form of Eng. army (Lnk. 1890 H. Muir Reminisc. 39; ne.Sc., Ags. 1975). Also attrib. See P.L.D. § 48.1. (2). [′erme]Edb. 1979 Colin Douglas The Houseman's Trilogy (1985) 403:
'In the ermy, son. Doin' ma bit. Ye wouldnae think it tae look at me now, but a was a sodger in ma time. ...' Sc. 1991 Roderick Watson in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 103:
See Cresseid in Diomede's tent
(chancy airts thon airmy tents)
syne see Troilus his lane on the waas. m.Sc. 1996 John Murray Aspen 9:
gin airmies gaun back
fae Carham, Flodden or Halidon
had lain waste
tae aw ahint thaim.