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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶BITTERSIE, n. Bitterness, harshness. Rare.Sh. 1958 New Shetlander No. 47. 9:
I tink dir joys, da peerie blinks that lit up and warmed da bittersie of existence, had intensity we maybe miss.
[Bitter + -ie, -y, abstract suff., with -s- on analogy with e.g. jealousy, courtesy.]
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