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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1768, 1871-1939, 1993-1996
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FILE, n., conj. Also fyle. n.Sc. forms of Eng. while. See P.L.D. §134. Its use as a conj. is rare. Dim. forms: filie, filik(ie) (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 46); fy(l)lie, feylie, fileock(ie).Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore 15:
I for a little fyle shall lat thee be.Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xiv.:
Ye see I was oot o' the throng a gey file arrengin' some things o' my nain.Mry. 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sk. 161:
Meg's been gyan the length o' 'er tether this filie back.Abd. 1921 Swatches o' Hamespun 10:
The fileock the supper wis bein' discussed.Bnff. 1939 J. M. Caie Hills and Sea 13:
An' we sud rist, wi' sma' regret, A filie noo at e'en.Abd. 1993:
A filie back I hid brose; bit noo it's is muesli stuff. Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 9:
"I'm sorry I've bin queer wi ye this last fylie," quo he.
