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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1891-1932
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AWID, pred. adj. Eager, longing. [ə′wɪd]Ags. 1891 J. M. Barrie Little Min. xxxi.:
But let the matter drop I winna, though I ken you're a' awid to be hame now.Ags.1 1932:
I have applied to a native of Kirriemuir . . . still in touch with the place. He says awid is well known in Kirrie. His mother used it often, and all the older inhabitants know it well. . . . Its meaning is . . . eager, etc.
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