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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1920-1929

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ATIFER, ATIFORE, n. (See quots.) [′atifər (Marw.)]Ork. 1920 J. Firth Remin. Ork. Par., Glossary:
Atifore — shame or regret at certain word or act.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Atifer, shame; in phrase, "I wad think an atifer to do that."

["This appears to be a corrupted use of the No[rw]. attyver, prep., in the phrase given by Aasen, gjera attyver seg, to do something which one comes to regret. Prob. the Ork. phrase orig. ran 'I wad think atifer doing that' — i.e. think back over it again with regret or shame" (Marw.).]

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