Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FORTOUN, n. Also fortin(e), forten, -on. forthun. Sc. forms of Eng. fortune. [Gen.Sc. ′fortən]Ayr. 1787 Burns Belles of Mauchline ii.:
There's beauty and fortune to get wi' Miss Morton.Ayr. 1826 Galt Lairds xxii.:
If I had but the tenth part o' your forton.Fif. 1870 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes 105:
He gaed awa to puss his fortin.Ork. 1884 R. Fergusson Rambles xiv.:
An, whase forthun' o' thee lams is this i' the glaiss?m.Sc. 1898 J. Buchan John Burnet iv. viii.:
It's the life I want and no guid-fortine or bad-fortine.Abd. 1909 J. Tennant Jeannie Jaffray 105:
There's few makin' fortins at that.
