Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1776-1798, 1884-1949
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FOREMAIST, adj. Also †forma(i)st; foremist; and erroneously fairmaist (Sc. 1889 The People (16 June)). Gen.Sc. form of Eng. foremost. Of place, first, front, chief; of time, first; now obs. in Eng. The phr. backside foremaist, back to front, in reverse order, appears to be Sc. (Ags. 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 51).Sc. 1776 D. Herd Sc. Songs II. 160:
Goodman, you've spoken the foremost word, Get up and bar the door.Edb. 1798 D. Crawford Poems 86:
To thraw the hammer or the stane, Ilk to be formast wad be fain.ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Lays 120:
But his foremost words as they raised him up Were, "Another fifty for me!"Dmf. 1912 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo 26:
My faither lifted me into the foremaist cairt.Mry. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 79:
The lugs are rack'd, the dull are back'd Tae hear the foremaist jow, This hogmanay.Sc. 1949 New Shetlander No. 16, 25:
Da men got der oilskins pitten on back side foremist, an tied aroond da middle wi a piece o ropp.
