Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FINNA, Funna, n. A fisherman's tabu-name for the fire (Sh. 1897 J. Jakobsen Old Sh. Dialect 25).
[Ad. O.N. funi, the fire (poet.).]
