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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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JANDIES, n. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. jaundice. [′dʒɑndiz].Clc. 1699 Masterton Papers (S.H.S.) 473:
Mr W^m Lindsay dyed of the jandies the 16th Ap^r.Per. 1883 R. Cleland Inchbracken xxvi.:
Our Davie was ta'en down wi' the jandies.Ags. 1945 S. A. Duncan Chron. Mary Ann 38:
Bel'z no' better o' her jandies yet.Bnff. 1954 Banffshire Jnl. (23 Nov.):
[I] landit mysel' wi' the jandies.Gsw. 1958 C. Hanley Dancing in the Streets 186:
It's that common herd, they give me the jandies.

Hence, from the n. being construed as a pl., ppl.adj. jaundied, jaundiced.Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 142:
They view a' scenes wi' jaundied e'en.