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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1828

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†BEFORN, prep. of place and time. Before. Arch.Abd. 1828 Sweet Willie and Fair Maisry in P. Buchan Ballads I. 96:
Ye'll gie me a lady at my back, An' a lady me beforn.Abd. 1828 Hynd Horn in P. Buchan Ballads I. 268:
In gude greenwood, there I was born, And all my forbears me beforn.

[O.Sc. beforn(e), adv., prep., conj., used both of time and place. Used mostly in rhyme and prob. adopted from Eng.; O.E. beforan. (See D.O.S.T.)]

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