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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1728-1827, 1893-1925, 1990-2004
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ALANG, prep. and adv. Along. Gen.Sc. Used like St.Eng. along. [ə′lɑŋ]
1. prep. Along. Gen.Sc.Sc. [1827] Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) I. 347:
Doun wi' a plunge four fathom deep i' the pool, or awa like the shadow o' a hawk's wing alang the shallows.Sc. 1999 Herald 21 May 19:
... she insists she has spent the day wandering "up Sauchie, doon Buchie, and alang Argyle".ne.Sc. 2004 Press and Journal 26 Jul 12:
It's nae fair tae highlicht ower mony individual cases an, lookin at the broader pictur, I tend tae gyang alang the road a thochtie wi the chief constable doon sooth fa feels maist strongly that policin is ower saft in some areas.Abd.(D) [1788] J. Skinner Christmas Ba'ing, Amusements, etc. (1809) vi.:
A meikle man . . . Rax'd me alang the chafts a wham.Ags. 1990s:
Alang: prep., along.Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick v.:
Ye'll hae to tak unco care that ye dinna jaup yoursel, as ye gae alang the clarty road o' this sinfu' warld.Ayr. 1789 (publ. 1797) Burns To the Toothache i.:
My curse upon your venom'd stang, That shoots my tortur'd gooms alang.w.Dmf. 1908 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo (1912) 49:
The Pass wi' its thin string o' a road runnin' alang the hillside.Rxb.(D) 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes an Knowes 11:
[He] staapeet alang the Jethart road wui a taatih-steppin streide.
2. adv. Along. Gen.Sc.Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems II. 201:
See with what Gayety, yet grave, Serena swims alang.Sc. 2003 Herald 5 Jul 12:
This charming short novel for teenagers birls alang at a pace that will sweep up even those new to the medium.Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) xvii. 121:
I juist edged alang a bittie.m.Sc. 1998 Lillias Forbes Turning a Fresh Eye 6:
'Twixt Warbla Knowe an' Ruberslaw
Twas there we gaed alang -
The waters yet ding doon the dales
But there's nane that mind the sang.Fif. 1893 “G. Setoun” Barncraig (2nd ed.) 55:
I'll be alang at night.Edb. 1773 R. Fergusson Sc. Poems (1925) 39:
'Twas this that . . . Laid Denmark's daring sons on yird alang.wm.Sc. 1991 Liz Lochhead Bagpipe Muzak 5:
Had always attracted the Ladies' Glances,
And nothing wrang wi it, they'd aye gone alang wi it
And encouraged them to take their chances?Uls. 2003 Belfast News Letter 4 Oct :
Tha man hissel will be alang tae tell us mair.
