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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1776
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†FORBODEN, ppl.adj. Ill-fated, unlucky, unhappy (Sc. 1710 T. Ruddiman Gl. to Douglas Aeneis).Cai. 1776 Weekly Mag. (25 Jan.) 146:
Forboden limmer! ought she so to pass? Nurs'd frae a gaitlin' till she grew a lass.
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