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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BEAT, BEET, Beyt, v. To bet, to wager; to risk. [bit, bet Sc.; beit Cai.; be¹t Ags.]Sc. 1747 More Culloden Papers (1930) V. 185:
Moray beated 20 Guineas that he would speak.Cai. 1933 “Caithness Forum” in John o' Groat Jnl. (20 Oct.) 8/2:
Och, A'll beyt he wid say 'at he min't fan 'e Keiss loons thocht themsel's every bit as big sittin' on 'e shell wing o' Chairlie's spring cairt . . . as onybody could be in 'e aeroplane.Abd. 1932 Jean White The Moss Road xii.:
“Here's a letter for ye, Lisbeth,” he said. “I beet ye it's from yer lad.”Ags.¹ 1932:
I'll beat ye ony money on that.