Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1899-1956
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UNE, n.2 Also uin, ün, uune, oone, eun, øn(n), oün; ønd. An oppressive, stuffy, close atmosphere (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928) øn(n), 1914 Angus Gl., ün; Ork. 1929 Marw., uin; I.Sc. 1973); a hot fetid smell (Marw.). [øn(d)]Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 240:
I döna laek dis önd o' haet, wi da öel risin' oot o' da grund.Sh. 1928 Shetland Times (14 July) 3:
Dey wir a haet oone it cam ower me, an I tocht I wis faen doon a grate waal.Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 130:
The eun o' boilin' neeps.
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