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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TRUDGET, n.1 In phr. to dread trudget of one, to suspect one of some mischief or of playing some trick (Lth. 1808 Jam.).
[Orig. obscure. Phs. some corruption of O.Sc. tryget, a.1400, Mid.Eng. treget, deceit, trickery, O.Fr. treget, id., but the word is not recorded later than Douglas's Aeneis (1513).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Trudget n.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/trudget_n1>
