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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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EFTERWAIRDS, adv. Also eftirwards. Sc. form of Eng. afterwards. Once Gen.Sc. but now obsol.Lnk. 1707 J.P.s Lnk. (S.H.S. 1931) 1:
And the oath . . . being administrat to the said president . . . and efterwairds administrat . . . to the remanent members.m.Sc. 1994 Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay Forever Yours, Marie-Lou 16:
"And you, Manon, you're the livin image ae yir faither!"...ah coulda killed him...ah started hittin him in the face an screamin blue murder...they talked aboot it fur years eftirwards ...