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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YASP, adj. Active, brisk, energetic (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928) jasp, 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1974). [jɑsp]Sh. 1898 Shetland News (11 June):
Da tidder moarnin' I wid jump apo' da flüer as yasp as ye laek, an' as supple as a eel.Sh. 1958 New Shetlander No. 48. 7:
If you're young and yasp, there's the badminton and the dancing.