Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEESWEEL, BEES-WILL, phr. Be as it will, however.Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 3:
Bees-will, wur gentry 'at geed tae help Charlie, cam' drippan' heem bae aen's an' twa's.Ork.(D) 1908 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. I. viii. 318:
Beesweel deunna lippen ower muckle, an' gin I faal, ye minna blame me.
