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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1568
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Umff, exclam. [Imitative; cf. 18th c. Eng. umph (1782).] An inarticulate sound expressive of contempt or disgust. — a1568 Bannatyne MS 163a/21.
Fy quod Sanct Petir thow will nevir do weill … Vmff, quod the helandman & swere be ȝon kirk [etc.]
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