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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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GRANDDA, n. Also granda. A grandfather (Sh., ne. and em.Sc.(a), Wgt., Uls. 1955). See also Grand-daddy n.n.Sc. 1891 A. Gordon Carglen 145:
Whist, again say I, grandda.Ags. 1901 W. J. Milne Reminisc., App. 301:
Oor great grand-da made it, a hunner year gane.Mry. 1954 Bulletin (10 Aug.) 4:
Granda reiterated his remark about lazy farmers.Edb. 1994 Douglas McKenzie in James Roberston A Tongue in Yer Heid 2:
The rest of the week we ate sheepsheid broth an clapshot. Granda used tae get violent when he saw his denner. Sc. 1994 Sunday Mail 16 Jan 42:
I told my wee four-year-old grandaughter Megan that getting an electrical shock could make her hair fall out. Quick as a flash she said: "Is that what happened to you granda?" Uls. 1997 Belfast News Letter 9 May 16:
Being a bit of a full-on guitar fan myself I would gladly sell my grannie, and granda, just to raise enough funds to hop over to this one.
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