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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BYAUVE, v. A pronunciation sometimes heard in Buchan and on e.Bnff. coast for ne.Sc. blyauve (see Blaw, v.¹), Eng. blow; known to Bnff.², Abd.⁹ 1938. See P.L.D. § 93.7. [bjɑ:v]Bch.(D) 1921 J. Wight in Swatches o' Hamespun 8:
The sin sheens, an' the win' byauves, jist the same as fin that . . . hauf wuttit bodie, Tyler Roy, wis in's pottistatur.