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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1947

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MIRKABROD, n. Also mirke-. A patchy hill-mist, usu. presaging wind (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [′mɪrkəbrod]Sh. 1947 New Shetlander I. 9:
I canna tell whit rod My wilt stravaigin fit mycht tak, A fedder in a mirkabrod.

[Appar. O.N. myrkr, Norw. dial. myrker, darkness, + Norw. brot, a broken piece, a breaker in the sea.]

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