Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1718, 1792-1833, 1896-1917
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E'ENIN(G), n. Gen.Sc. form and usage of Eng. evening. Also †e'ning; †eining (Edb. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems (1925) 60); eenin. [′inɪn]
1. As in Eng.Sc. 1718 Ramsay Chr. Kirk iii. x. in Poems (1721):
We down to E'ning Edge wi' Ease Shall loup.Ayr. 1792 Burns What can a Young Lassie ii.:
He's always compleenin Frae mornin to eenin.Rxb. 1811 A. Scott Poems 98:
Last week, at e'enin milkin o' the kye.Sc. 1896 A. Cheviot Proverbs 93:
E'ening grey, an' morning red, Put on your hat or you'll wet your head.m.Sc. 1917 J. Buchan Poems 33:
Wi' the open broo and the mirthfu' mou And the open door at the e'enin's fa'.
2. Sc. usage. An evening glass of liquor.Ayr. 1833 J. Kennedy Geordie Chalmers 148:
Come bodies, just step into the big room there, an' I'll gie you your e'ening afore ye gang hame.
