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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1934
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BE'TNA, conj. For be it na.Bnff. 1934 (per Abd.5):
Gang ben, be'tna bit to say “Foo are ye?” — i.e. if it be not but to say “How are you?”Abd.9 1934
