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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1898
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DAURSAY, v. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. dare say, used as an emphatic assertion = I must say, I vehemently declare. Now obs. in Eng.em.Sc. 1898 H. Rogers Meggotsbrae 218–21:
"Me wantin' yer siller! I daursay no" was the indignant response. . . . "I daursay I'm daft," she said angrily, "lettin' ye stand there catchin' yer death."
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