Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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BEMANE, v. Sc. form of bemoan, but rare. [bɪ′me(:)n]Abd. 1929 N. M. Campbell in Sc. Readings, etc. (ed. T. W. Paterson) 58:
Maybe we're ower ready to . . . bemane the glaur and the mist.
