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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BUG, v., pa.t. Built (Lth. 1936 (per Lnk.3)).Rnf. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 189:
Ye ken we joyfu' bug our nest, And clos't it a' about.Rxb. 1912–1919 The Little Laddie in Rymour Club Misc. II. 42:
The pyet was a wiley bird, and she bug up the wa'; But the craw was a dirty beast, and she pu'ed down a'.

[For etym. see Big, v. This strong form of the pa.t. is due to the analogy of dig, dug.]

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