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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1806

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FANE, n. An elf, fairy.Kcb. 1806 J. Train Poet. Reveries 23:
The story ran to ilka ane How Kate was haunted wi' a fane.Kcb. 1806 J. Train Poet. Reveries 27:
By every fane that now Dwells in thy breast or on thy brow.

[The word seems to be a coinage of Train's, phs. influenced by Eng. fay. Connection with Sw. fan, Norw. fannen, the devil, is unlikely.]

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