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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1908

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AIVING, EVIN, v. pres.p. Doubting. [′e:vɪn]Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
He was evin aboot it.

[This is the only part of Sh. ev, v., exemplified by Jak. or Edm. (aiving Edm.). From O.N. efa, ifa, to doubt. Cf. Aevaliss.]

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