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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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VIRMISH, v. Also virmeesh. To be excited or worked up, to long anxiously for. Hence vbl.n. virmishin, longing (Sh. 1972 New Shetlander No. 100. 23).Sh. 1963 New Shetlander No. 67. 35:
A'm virmeeshin fur sicht o dem an dee.