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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

FREDDAY, n. Also Freday, Fridday. Sc. (mostly ne.) forms of Friday. [ne.Sc. ′frɛd-dɪ, Per. ′frɛdə]Abd. 1745 Hist. Papers Jacobite Period (S.C.) I. 279:
On Fridday the twentieth, Sir John Cope march'd the Army from Haddington.Abd. 1880 W. Robbie Glendornie vi.:
This is Fredday, an' I'll hae lots o' little jobbies t' atten' till, baith ootside an' inside.Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 26:
Foo wis ye pleas't wi' the concert on Freday nicht?

[O.Sc. has -dd- forms, from 1590, mostly from ne.Sc., and Frayday from 1545, Fredday, 1542. The double -dd- is prob. meant to indicate that the syllable is long and this lengthening may be due to the analogy of similar long syllables in the names of other days, e.g. Tyesday, Fuirsday.]

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