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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WANE, adj.2 ? Bewildered, despairing. The collocation wild wane is prob. a confused reminiscence of the O.Sc. phr. will of wane, at a loss, bewildered, where wane means “hope” (cf. Wan, n.3). See also Will, adj.Lnk. 1889 A. MacLachlan Songs 81:
But look at me wi' waefu' face, And syne wi' a wild wane cry He fell at my feet.
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