Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEDRITE, BEDRATE, v. To soil with excrement. [bə′drəit, bə′dret (pa.t.), bə′drɪtn (pa. p.)]Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 125:
God's Will be done, but Dee'l bedrite the Spee-man.Sc. 1737 A. Ramsay Sc. Proverbs 8:
As gentle as German's Bitch that lap O'er the Ingle and bedrate the Roast. pa.p. bedritten, “befouled with ordure or dirt” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 52).
