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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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‡OKERDU, n. Also ogadoo, ogedu, ooka-doo, ekerdu. A weed found among corn (Sh. 1897 Jakobsen Dial. Shet. 47); specif. the hemp nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit (Sh. 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. I. 85); the dead nettle, Lamium purpureum (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. I. 85); bugle, Ajuga reptans (Sh. 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. I. 85). [′ɔkərdu]Sh. 1924 T. Manson Peat Comm. 239:
Dis man's laand wis sae bad, he said, at it could only grou, ee pairt o it, blenda, an da rest o it ooka-doo, ervie, maldie.