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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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DEED, adv. Aphetic form of Eng. indeed (Sc. 1825 Jam.²; Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.). Also in use in colloq. and dial. Eng. Used also, as in Eng., as int. to denote contempt, surprise, etc. Gen.Sc.Ork. 1915 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc. VIII. i. 41:
Dere wasna ony loaf dan, na deed, an' 'e clined butter api' twa o dem wi' 'is ain toomb.Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore 92:
But tell me does this house belang to you? Deed no, he says, but mine is just at hand.Lnk. c.1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 42:
Deed stir ye maun ca' the tean John an' the tither Jock.

Phrs.: 1. deed and doubles, a strong asseveration (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.); 2. deed aye (no), yes (no), indeed; Gen.Sc.; also corrupt form deed's I.2. Abd. 1868 G. MacDonald R. Falconer iii. ii.:
"'Deed no," assented the mother.wm.Sc. 1835–37 Laird of Logan I. 284:
Deed's I, my doo.