Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1836-1930
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FILTY, adj. Also filltie. I.Sc. form of Eng. filthy. See P.L.D. §165. Often merely with expletive force to imply something bad, unpleasant, objectionable.Sh. 1836 Gentleman's Mag. II. 593:
Nethin bitt neggirs it giaangs midder nekit, filltie brüts.Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 115:
I t'ink hid's brave an' filt'y, 'Cas' I twa cows o' tang deud swee, Tae aet me wi' thee ilty.Ork. 1907 Old-Lore Misc. I. ii. 62:
The men waarna jeust ower seur o' Velzian as he waas said tae be a filty leean taed.Cai. 1911 John o' Groat Jnl. (17 March):
Filty wamlin. A small troublesome person — often used of a child.Ork. 1930 Orcadiaan (13 Feb.):
I mind once a schoolboy who complained of another who took his twal-piece, and gave him instead a filty dunt o' corn-bread.