Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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ACROASS, adv. Sc. form of Eng. across (Abd., Ags., Fif., Edb., Gsw., Ayr., Dmf. 2000s).m.Sc. 1994 Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay Forever Yours, Marie-Lou 43:
Last week thair, when ah wis reddin up the boattom drawer ae your chest-ae-drawers, ah cam acroass a photie ... an auld photie fae back in the forties ... Mind the wan ah mean?Edb. 1995 Irvine Welsh Marabou Stork Nightmares (1996) 20:
Ah jist looked acroass n met yir Ma's eyes n the auld magic wis still thair.
