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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Thar(e)-, Ther(e)-. As with Thar(e adv., this first element in combination with adverbs and prepositions was frequently abbreviated in manuscripts and, in many, esp. early, instances expansion to thar-, ther-, etc. is purely editorial. Such manuscript conventions may also have been used in the second elements of these adverbs.
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"Thar- adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/thare_>
