Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1880-1894, 1990
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DUNNERHEID, Dunderheid, n. Sc. form of Eng. dunderhead. See P.L.D. §64.Gsw. 1990 John and Willy Maley From the Calton to Catalonia 31:
Ya fuckin dunderheid. Ah wiz gonnae gie ye a couple a yer smokes back tae.Ayr. 1880 W. Aitken Rhymes and Readings 70:
Min' I'm no come tae be made a fule o' by you, No, nor twenty sic dunnerheids here at Glenmoo!
Hence dunner-heided, dunder-headed.Fif. 1894 J. W. M'Laren Tibbie and Tam 54:
That dunner-heided grocer's forgot to gie me the sugar.
