Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1874, 1929
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MEDIE, n. An error in a Latin version which is of a less serious nature than a Maxie, q.v., and thus merits a moderate penalty. Cf. Majie.Abd. 1874 N. Maclean Northern University 1:
Nae that a version wi' maxies hisna got the first bursary afore noo, for I could show ye the version o' a first bursar wi' sax o' them in't, and as mony medies as wid mak' a gweed mony mair.Abd. 1929 K. E. Trail Reminisc. Old Aberdeen (1952) 36:
A minor mistake in the Version counted as a “Medie” and was marked with a 2.
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