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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KIEST, v., n. A variant of Cast, v., Cast, n.

I. v. An irreg. variant spelling of cuist, pa.t. of cast, threw. [kɪst]Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 299:
Whare stray'd our Minnie, clad i' brithal dress, Whase gowden sheen kiest lustre on the grass.

II. n. 1. A tumble, a fall (Ags. 1960). [kəist]Ags. 1919 T.S.D.C.:
He was slidin' and got a kiest. He put his foot in front o' een and gave ' im a kiest.

2. A turn, a spell of assistance, a short loan. See Cast, n., 4.Abd. 1919:
He gie'd me a kiest in's cairt. He gied me a kiest o's men.

[In the v. the form represents an unrounding of cuist, in the n. diphthongal development of *cest, see P.L.D. §§ 48.1. (1), and 126.2.]

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