Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†BAISS, BAISE, adj.
1. “Sad, sorrowful” (Ettrick Forest 1825 Jam.2 s.v. Baiss, Baise).
2. Ashamed.Slk. 1820 Hogg Winter Ev. Tales II. 41:
But quhan yer Maigestye . . . left me in the darknesse, I was baiss to kum again wi' sikkan ane ancere [answer].
