Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1825, 1908
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ALI, ALIE, AL, v., tr. (See quots.) [′a:li, a:l]Sh. 1825 Jam.2:
Alie, to cherish, to nurse, to pettle.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Al, ali, (1) to feed; rear; support, esp. to feed an animal . . . in the house in winter; (2) to entice an animal to the house by fondling it and giving it food; to accustom an animal to have the run of the house.
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