Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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ATTLAN, vbl.n. This is a form of Ettling, but a special sense is assigned to it by Gregor 1866 D.Bnff. 8: "the act of showing great eagerness to begin anything."
