Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BED(D), BEDE, v.3, pa.t. of bide. Dwelt, waited. [bed, bɛd, Sc.: bid Ork., ne.Sc.]Sh.(D) 1931 J. J. H. Burgess in Sh. Almanac Companion 187:
Dey bed awa at da eft end o' da procession.Ork. 1909 A. L. Work in Old-Lore Misc., Ork. Sh., etc. II. i. 29:
Adam Spence — he wis ey caad Aidam — bede in a peerie hoose ih the Hillside.ne.Sc. 1930 A. Macgregor in Scots Mag. (Jan.) 274:
Aye his thochts wis turnin' Tae that fremt toon faur bede the lass that noo his ta'en ma place.Abd.(D) 1905 W. Watson Glimpses o' Auld Lang Syne 173:
Auld Maggie Mortimer bede her leen.Ags. 1853 W. Blair Chron. of Aberbrothock xix:
Fa I bedd wi' i' yon days.
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