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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1880-1904
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SUNNIN, n. Reduced form of something (I.Sc. 1971). [′sʌnən]Ork.
1880
Dennison
Sketch-Bk 8:
Sheu seun heard sunnin waur. Ork.
1904
Dennison
Sketches 23:
Gloweran' as gin sheu been gloameran' efer sunnin'.
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"Sunnin n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sunnin>
