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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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‡JEEDGE, v., n. ne.Sc. form of Eng. judge (n.Sc. 1692 A. Pitcairne Assembly (1722) 34; Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxx.; ne.Sc. 1959, almost obs.). Hence jeedgment, judgment (Abd. 1813 D. Anderson Poems 123, 1865 G. Macdonald Alec Forbes xii., ne.Sc. 1959). See P.L.D. § 127 and E, 3. (3) and cf. Judge. [dȝidȝ] Sc. v. usage: to swear, curse, blaspheme, to express displeasure forcibly (Abd.¹⁴ 1915; Abd., Kcd. 1959).Abd. 1813 D. Anderson Poems 122:
They swore, they jeedg't, and roar't and liet, An' cheatet till a man.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 90:
By a' the jeedgan it ivver I hard, yon cows; it wiz eneuch to sink the hail toon.Abd. 1923 Banffshire Jnl. (9 Jan.) 2:
He's jeedged at his men till his maister's gien 'im's leave, For we canna get 'im up in the mornin'.m.Sc. 1988 William Neill Making Tracks 69:
Cley cuttie, parritch-coggie, tass,
scartit oot upo this stane;
sair jeedgement on Mulroy they pass,
wha gied thaim nither saucht nor hain.