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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†VERSEFY, n. In Sh. sea-taboo usage: a father-in-law (Sh. 1814 Irvine MSS.).
[Cf. Norw. dial. værfar, O. Norw. verfaðir, id. For the first element cf. Norw., late O.N. ver-, in-law, as in verfaðir, -moðir, -systir, for the -s, cf. Mid.Sw. värsbrodhir; for the second element Norw. dial. fai, father. See also Versmoia.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Versefy n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/versefy>
