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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1568
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Humff, interj. [mod. Eng. humph (1825), e.m.E. humh (1605).] An inarticulate sound expressing indifference. — a1568 Bannatyne MS 163 a/17.
‘Humff!’ quod the Helandman, and turned him abowt
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