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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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TEERANT, n. Sc. form of Eng. tyrant (Edb. 1884 R. F. Hardy Glenairlie ii. xi.). See P.L.D. § 45. For other Sc. forms see Tirran. Abstract n. tieranny (Lth. 1885 J. Strathesk More Bits 224).em.Sc.(a) 1991 Kate Armstrong in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 115:
Thae Romans tholed a teerant ill. Edb. 2004:
Her faither wis a teerant tae her.
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