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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Wele werand,) Weill werand, ppl. adj. [19th c. Eng. well-wearing (1803); Wer(e v.3] Hard wearing. —a1568 Sempill in Sat. P. xlviii 19.
I haif quhyt off grit delyt, … Weill werand reid, quhill ȝe be deid