Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1923
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PATIENCE, n. Also paishens (Slk. 1820 Hogg Winter Ev. Tales II. 41); ¶paesianc (Sc. 1703 J. Grant Seafield Corresp. (1912) 364). Sc. forms and usage: as in Eng., but also construed as a pl. Also in e.Ang. dial.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 229:
Hei has mony patience. Owre few patience.
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