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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
OONWANDAN, adj. Unexpected, unusual, unsteady, irregular (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Un-, pref., + wandan, appar. ad. Norw. vonande, probable, likely, vona, to expect, hope for. See Wan, n.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Oonwandan adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 11 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/oonwandan>
