Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EUSE, n. Ork. form of Eng. use. See P.L.D. § 164.5. For other Sc. forms. see Eese, n. [øs]Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. 123:
O! here we hae oor peerie knife, Hid's for the euse o' oor guidwife.
Hence euseless, useless (Ork.1 1928), and euswal, usual.Ork. 1907 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc. I. ii. 61:
Beesweel a warship cam tae da back o' the Holmes an' da Irelan' men teuk tae da hill as euswal.
