Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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ENLICHTEN, v. Sc. form of Eng. enlighten (Bnff.2, Abd.2 1943; Ags.19 1950). Also uncompounded form enlicht (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add.). [ɛn′lɪ̢xtən Sc., Abd. + ɛn′lɪ̢xən]Sc. 1831 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1856) III. 243:
Nae warld-sick hermit, but an enlichtened labourer o' love.wm.Sc. 1835–37 Laird of Logan II. 109:
To enlichten all and sindry anent my manifold experiences of men and things.Abd. 1865 G. Macdonald Alec Forbes lxxiii.:
We may jist enlichten ane anither.
Hence enlichtment, n., enlightenment (Bnff.2, Abd.27, m.Lth.1, ‡Rxb.4 1943).Abd. 1881 J. W. Ritchie Geordie Tough's Squeel (1931) 6:
The Faith's Confession cut an' dry, By whilk enlichtment men could try The creed an' works o' frien' or foe An' judge gin they war richt or no.
