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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1692
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(Schittering,) Shittering, ppl. adj. [Var. of chittering Chitter v.] ? Twittering, ? shivering, ? chattering. — 1692 Pitcairne Assembly (1722) 79.
There's a young, empty, shittering spark of eighteen, created a hero
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"Schittering ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/schittering>
