Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EENT, adv. A contracted form of even it, used as an emphatic affirmation = (it is) indeed (Per., Fif., Lth., Ayr. Wilson; Arg.3 1949).Sc. 1825 Jam.2:
If it be said, “That's no what I bade you do,” or “bring”, the answer is “It's eent.”Fif. 1894 A. S. Robertson Provost of Glendookie 31:
I will eent so, just as sune as I throw on my duds.Arg. 1936 L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre 18:
It is eent, i.e. It is indeed. I am not. Ye are eent.
