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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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AGE, n. Sc. usage in pl. in phr. to be ages wi, to be of the same age as (someone else). Gen.Sc.Sc. 1878 John o Gowrie Sprigs of White Heather 114:
He'd been ages wi' him had he been spared tae us. Ork. 1904 W. T. Dennison Sketches 1:
Sheu wus ages wi' the Skreed Ship at perished on the Riff Dyke o' Nort' Ronaldsey.Gsw. 1987 Peter Mason C'mon Geeze Yer Patter! 75:
Ah think she's jist aboot ages wi' masel. I think she is approximately the same age as I am. Ags. 1990s:
He's ages wi me: He's the same age as I am. Lnk. 2000:
She's ages wi ma sister - they wir at school thegither. Edb. 2003:
Ach, she's no as young as she'd hae ye believe. She's at least ages wi me.

[For the pl. cf. Eildins, Heidiepeer, and Eng. friends, quits.]