Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FORJIDGET, ppl.adj. Also -ed (Jam.), forejidged (Sc. 1862 A. Hislop Proverbs 114). Extremely fatigued (Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems Gl.; n.Sc. 1808 Jam.).
[Appar. an extended meaning of O.Sc. forjugeit, condemned, c.1470, quasi “as good as dead.”]
