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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.
†TIE, n.2 A small strip of land, prob. a part of a run-rig system (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Norw. dial. teig, a rood, a piece of hay meadow, O.N. teigr. a strip of arable or meadowland.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Tie n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/tie_n2>
