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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1908

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FYARM, v. Also fia(a)rm, f(e)yarm. To flatter, to fawn on, to cajole, speak fulsomely and ingratiatingly (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., Sh.12 1950); to fondle, caress (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.).Sh. 1908 Old-Lore Misc. I. vi. 230:
For [this] compliment he would perhaps be told that he was “fiarmin” for his own ends.

[Norw. dial. fjarma, to cajole, flatter.]

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