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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1914-1934

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BE-ŪT, adv. and prep. (See first quot.)

1. adv.Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
Be-ūt, outside of; beyond; farther to seaward.

2. prep.Sh.7 1934:
I see Jamie comin', he's juist be-ūt da grind [gate].

[O.Sc. beout, beowt(e), prep., outside of, from c.1400 (D.O.S.T.); O.E. be-ūtan, būtan, adv., prep., conj. In Mid.Eng. būtan split up into (1) a strong form bout, beout in Eng. dial. = without, except (see E.D.D.), but lost in St.Eng. a.1600, and (2) a weakened form, surviving in St.Eng. and Sc. in but.]

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