Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶TRANGENT, adj. Occasional, dotted here and there, a variant spelling and usage of Eng. transient. [′trɑnʒənt]Ags. 1853 W. Blair Aberbrothock 73:
The Bowg an' Fisher Acre, wi' a trangent hoose here an' there.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Trangent adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 8 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/trangent>
