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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BESEEK, BESEIK, v. To beseech, entreat. [bɪ′sik]Sc.(E) 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah xxxviii. 3:
Hae min' now, O Lord, I beseik thee, how I airted my gate afore ye, in truth ay an' wi' a aefauld heart.Sc. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables frae the French 24:
I'se help beseik; it's but a len' she'll ken, Whan simmer comes, she'll get her ain again.Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick xix.:
Jenny Brockie had to come ben aince or twice, an' beseek us no' to mak sic a noise.