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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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DRAME, draem, n., v. Sc. form of Eng. dream.
I. n.
Ork., em.Sc.; Ags. 1879 Forfar Poets (Fenton) 148. See P.L.D. §88.
II. v.
Sh. 1994 Laureen Johnson in James Robertson A Tongue in Yer Heid 172:
It wis aa at I could tink aboot an draem aboot in five weeks, til July, an dan da tinkin an da draemin feenished, an everything veeve an lively alang wi it.
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