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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†TIE, n.2 A small strip of land, prob. a part of a run-rig system (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Norw. dial. teig, a rood, a piece of hay meadow, O.N. teigr. a strip of arable or meadowland.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Tie n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/tie_n2>
