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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
HAT, v.2 “To ill-treat, abuse, be cruel or unkind or neglectful to” (Ork. 1929 Marw.); of cattle: to affect harmfully, to keep from thriving (Ork. 1956). Gen. found only in ppl.adj. hatted.Ib.:
A puir hatted ting o' a bairn.
Deriv. hattapol, “persecuted, ill-used” (Ib.).
[Norw. hata, O.N. hata, v., to hate, shun. For -pol cf. Norw. dial. bul, chap, fellow, lit. “body.”]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hat v.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hat_v2>