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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
DERG, n. “Something important and valuable” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); commonly used ironically of a thing of little value (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[A variant of Darg, n.2, q.v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Derg n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/derg>
