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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1768

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AFIEDLERT, A FIELDWARD, adv. Afield, abroad, away from home.Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore 100:
For, tho' I say't mysell, they're nae to keam Against the hair, afiedlert [ed. 1778: a fieldward], nor at hame.
Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore 57:
Frae fouk a fiedlert [ed. 1778: a fieldward], nae frae fouk at hame, Will come the antercast ye'll hae to blame.

[Afiedlert is from Abd. feedle + ward. See P.L.D. §28.21.]

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