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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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ADVERTEESE, ADVERTEEZE, v. A Sc. pronunciation of advertise. Also advertish (Sc. 1701 R. Wodrow Analecta (M.C.) I. 1, Lnk. 1711 Minutes J.P.s (S.H.S.) 112). See S, letter, 6. (3). This spelling and the scansion in Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) II. 40, "Advertis'd a' their Parts sae rare," indicates that the word was stressed as in contemporary Eng. on the second syllable. Cf. Adverteesement. [ɑdvər′ti:z]Abd.(D) 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xvii. 127:
So there only remained the duty of “adverteesin'” the meeting, as Hairry phrased it.Gsw. 1877 A. G. Murdoch The Laird's Lykewake, etc. 78:
Or if yer bent upon a man, jist adverteeze yer case.