Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1817-1820, 1877
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LAKE, int. Also laike, laek, leck. Aphaeretic forms of Alake, alas! Also in combs. laike-a-day (cf. Eng. alack-a-day), laek-o'-me, leck-, id., woe is me!Slk. 1817 Hogg Tales (1874) 154:
Laike-a-day, poor waefu' brats!Dmf. 1820 Blackwood's Mag. (Nov.) 146:
The stars whilk frame the auld plow-stream brightly deel. I doubt — but lake! man they have a watery glimmer.Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 58:
"Eh! laek o' me," exclaimed old Yacob, "I'm wae to see you, Mr Ollason, takin' on sae." [p. 11: leck-o-me]
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