Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AKINDA, adv. In a way; in some measure; rather. A local form of kin(d) o', adv. phr. See Kind. [ə′kəində]Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 31:
I got akinda nervish.