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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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VERA, adv., adj. Also verra (Per. 1773 in Fergusson Poems (S.T.S.) II. 245; Sc. 1826 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) I. 91; Slk. 1835 Hogg Tales (1874) 593; Ags. 1856 Arbroath Guide (15 March); m.Lth. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick 69; Gall. 1901 R. Trotter Gall. Gossip 127; Abd. 1929 J. Milne Dreams o Buchan 3); verreh (Rxb. 1965 Hawick Express (21 July) 4); vairy (Sh. 1886 G. Temple Britta viii.), virra (Kcb. 1903 Crockett Banner of Blue i.); vara (Sc. 1824 Scott St Ronan's W. v.), varra (Sc. 1928 Scots Mag. (July) 272). Sc. forms of Eng. very in most of its senses (Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 25; Rxb. 1821 A. Scott Poems 178; Ayr. 1834 Galt Liter. Life III. 21; Kcb. 1911 G. M. Gordon Auld Clay Biggin 159; Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 35). Gen.Sc. [′vɛrɑ]

Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 7:
Weel, Davie got sic a begeck that he did fit the boolie telt him an it skytit alang like a curlin steen, richt tae the verra taes o the Blackbrae gang.
Sc. 2000 Herald 29 Apr 1:
Granted, this High Noon-style duel of the Embra psycho-slashers wasn't exactly true to life, but it was gripping. Unlike the untrue-to-life vocal delivery of the bloke playing John Rebus, it must be said: East Kilbride's verra ain John Hannah.
Uls. 2003 Belfast News Letter 6 Sep 37:
'Kist' promises tae gi listeners wittins aboot Ulster-Scots daeins, alang wi th notions o differ fowk aboot Ulster-Scots, an th hamely tunge wil be heared a hits verra bes, in poems, yairns and sang.
ne.Sc. 2004 Press and Journal 4 Oct 12:
Weel, I hae tell't ye afore, tho a country loon tae the verra marra, I wis nivver that muckle acquaant wi fairm wark, so wi the stibble parks an the muckle bales the inspiration, I turn't tae Esma on wir road oot tae Langside.

Comb.: vernear, Very nearly, almost.Gsw. 1990 John and Willy Maley From the Calton to Catalonia 11:
That's right. Yer vernear a grown man, fur God's sake!
wm.Sc. 1991 Liz Lochhead Bagpipe Muzak 29:
D'ye like this place? Well, I suppose yez must, since yez've had to queue up for vernear an hour to get in, and unless this is yer first time here and yer only here to be trendy, then yez've liked it enough to come back.
Edb. 2004:
Ah vernear faintit when Ah saw the state he wis in.

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"Vera adv., adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/vera>

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