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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†GNEUT, n. A stupid person (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 67; Abd. 1920). Also dims. gneutie, -ick, -ickie (Ib.). [gnjut]
[Phs. imit., as of an inarticulate person. But cf. Du. †knoet, id, a dunderhead, a nickname for a Low German.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Gneut n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gneut>
