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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1845-1870
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EALIE, int. An exclamation of woe, alas! Rxb. 1845 W. Oliver The Last Fairy in Whitelaw The Book of Scottish Ballads (1845) 501:
And I must bid this earth farewell; . . . Ealie, ealie, oh farewell.Slk. 1870 (per Abd.2):
Ealie, Ealie, allie ballie be, Greeting for anither bawbee, To buy some Coultert's Candy. [Old Galashiels street-cry.]
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