Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FEARN, n. A s.Sc. Variant of Thairm, q.v., catgut (Rxb. 1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poetry, Gl. s.v. therm.).
