Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FONYALESS, adj. Limp, lacking vigour or vitality, of a human being; of crops, drooping, weak-stemmed (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Ad. O.N. fangalauss, lit. “without grip,” without means or provisions.]
