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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Beich, n. [Of obscure origin; perh. ON. bjúgr bent, curved.] On beich, at a distance, aloof. (Hence later dial. abeigh.) —a1568 Scott xxvii. 34.
Quhen scho growis skeich, I byd on beich
