Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1893
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NORDEN, adj. Belonging to the northern part of the country (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1964). Also used absolutely as a n. = the northern part of a district (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1964).Sh. 1893 Sinclair MS. i.:
Shø cam wi' her faedir an midder fae da Norden ta da Waster ta bide.
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