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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAILYAMENT, n. High days.Ork. 1913 J. Firth in Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. VI. iv. 184:
He . . . in his bailyament (high days) had never gone to sleep without a cog of ale and beat-up eggs set in the shelf in the foot of his bed.
Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Bailyament, state of prosperity or period of full vigour.

[Phs. originally state or jurisdiction of a Bailie.]

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