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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HALIHEID, n. Holiness.Sc.(E) 1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms xxix. 2:
Lout ye till the Lord i' the lo'esomness o' haliheid!

[Halie, + n.suff. -heid (Mid.Eng. -hede = Mod.Eng. -hood). Cf. Bairnheid, childhood.]

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