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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1906-1929
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DYAN, Dian, Dyaun, v. Bch. forms of ga'in, gerund of Gae, v. [′djɑ:m, ′dʒɑ:-]Abd. 1906 Bnffsh. Jnl. (23 Jan.) 3:
Can ye tell me onything the're d'yan te dae in the neist Pairlament?Abd. 1922 J. Wight in Swatches 29:
Aw winner fat the aul' folk'll say, fan they ken — we're dyaun thegidder?Abd. 1929 J. Wight in Word-Lore III. vi. 148:
The first o' them wir takin' the Kirk o' Meedlick fin the hin'ereyn wis dian ower the Brig o' Byth.
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