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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1790

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ANET-SEED, n. The seed of the herb Anet or Dill, Anethum graveolens.Rnf. 1790 A. Tait Poems 156:
The Holy Fair they sit and read, And wi' twa pipes blaw anet-seed.

[The latest quot. for Eng. in N.E.D. is dated 1571 (north. Eng.). O.Sc. has ennet-seidis (1549 Compl. of Scot. vi. 67, and an(n)et, anethe, etc.). First part from Fr. anet, Lat. anethum, Gk. ἄνηθον, dill.]

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