Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1879-1897, 1949
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]
†LUNGASÜTE, n. Also lungga-, -süt, -suut; -sott (Jak.). A disease of the lungs, esp. in cattle and sheep (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl.). [′luŋgɑsøt]Sh. 1879 Shetland Times (22 March):
It's shürely Uncle Johnnie's kye gorin' ane anidder i' da byre, or else ane o' dem i' da lungasüte.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (4 Sept.):
Mam tought rigga hed da lungasüt.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 132:
Oh, lass, I needna geng farder, yons da lungasuut an hit'll hae ta be kuured at wance.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Lungasüte n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Aug 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/lungasute>
