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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WANSONSY, adj. Also -ie. Mischievous, unpleasant, treacherous (Sc. 1825 Jam.). Rare and liter.Sc. c.1710 Jacob. Minstrelsy (Hogg 1819) I. 70:
We'll learn ye to be douce, Ye auld wansonsy bitch.s.Sc. 1857 H. S. Riddell Psalms xxxviii. 12:
Thaye that seik my skaith speik wansonsie things, an' imagin deceits a' the daye lang.
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