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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
WEESO, n. Also wheeso; weesko; weeslo. A tangle, confusion of threads, roots, etc. (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′wis(k, l)o]
[Orig. uncertain. Appar. variant or corrupted forms of a root *wees-, poss. due to conflation of Wase amd Wisk.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Weeso n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/weeso>
