Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1896
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
CAIGUE, adj. Phs. a misprint or corrupt form of caigy, cheerful, eager (see Cadgy). Not known to our correspondents.Sc. 1896 A. Cheviot Proverbs 42:
As caigue as a pyat picking at a worm.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Caigue adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/caigue>
