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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEERIAL, BEEREAL, n. Funeral. [′biriəl, ′birɪ̢əl n.Sc. but Ags.¹ ′bø:rəl]ne.Sc. 1881 W. Gregor Folk-Lore of N.E. Scot. 126:
A' them it kent her, Fin she wiz alive, Come til her beereal Atween four and five.Mry.(D) 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sketches (1908) 33:
Fa's a' bidden tae the beerial?Abd.(D) 1905 W. Watson Glimpses o' Auld Lang Syne 203:
All the “beerial fowk” went into the house to see the “corp.”