Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DAZEN, v. Cf. Dozen . [′dɑzən]
1. To daze, make stupid; found only in ppl.adj. dazent (Ags.1 1926).
2. Used in imprecations = damn. Freq. used as ppl.adj. dazent, dazend = damned (Cai.7 c.1905).Abd. 1903 in Bnffsh. Jnl. (29 Sept.) 3:
Didna ye tell me yesterday that it was a dazent donkey-like wye to draw the cairt ahin me?Abd.2 1942:
A that coupons are a dazend scutter.Abd.27 1947:
O dazen't, I've broken't.
