Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1828, 1900
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AUNCIENTNESS, n. A Sc. form = ancientness, antiquity. (Rare, like the St.Eng. form.)Edb. 1828 D. M. Moir Mansie Wauch (1839) i.:
Great folk pretend to have histories of the auncientness of their families.Gall. 1900 R. T. Muir The Mystery of Muncraig 46:
Whatever they say about the auncientness o' their craft, there can be no doubt that ours is the most auncient.
