Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1897-1905
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‡TÖVE, v., n. [tø:v]
I. v. To toss, push and pull about.Sh. 1897 J. Jakobsen Dial. Sh. 85:
To tøve a body aboot.Sh. 1905 E.D.D.:
A person may be töved with the wind.
II. n. A commotion of the sea, a short, cross heavy sea (Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 119).Sh. 1897 J. Jakobsen Dial. Sh. 95:
Dere's a tøve i' da sea.
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