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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BLEEM, v. Dialect variant of Eng. blame. [blim]Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 19:
I ken you an' a' your folk bleemed the laird o' Hellsness — me peur boy.Ork. 1952 R. T. Johnston Stenwick Days (1984) 68:
"Desh, id wur theesel tae bleem. Thoo hidno peyed thee subscription for fower 'ear." Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie in Neil R. MacCallum Lallans 51 (1998) 5:
"Weel," said the Auld Man, "if thoo're coman wae me thoo'll mind I didno speir thee, for many a time een that geungs aff wioot an errand comes heem wae een, an if thoo comes at a misanter, thoo his cheust theesel tae bleem."