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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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‡SHIDDER, n., v. Sc. variant of Eng. shudder (Sc. 1810 Scots Mag. (Dec.) 933, Ags. 1822 A. Balfour Farmer's Three Daughters I. ix., Ags. 1970).Ags. 1993 Mary McIntosh in Joy Hendry Chapman 74-5 112:
Thar wis a spladge o orange i the sky aa shotten through wi a crammasie glowe, an he shiddered as the nicht creepit roon him. em.Sc. 2000 James Robertson The Fanatic 224:
Grannies clocked ye starin at them and shiddered. Lassies were feart frae ye. Ye would let a wasp settle in yer haun sooner than kill it, hustle it oot the windae wi a paper, but ye couldna get near a lassie.
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