Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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ATYAR, a contr. representing the sound of “at (that) ye are” (in scolding, etc.).Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) xiii.:
Ye ill-mennered whaup atyar.
