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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GIN, conj.³ Than. This use seems to be confined to mn. and sn.Sc. (Abd.²⁷, Ags.¹⁹ 1954). [gɪn]Abd. 1891 J. Ogg Gloamin' Glints 165:
Pack aff to the hoose, Sir! ye're waur gin a bairn.Mry. 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sk. xi.:
A'll mak' mair runs gin you, onywy.Ags. 1899 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy vi.:
The whole is greater than its pairt. That means, d'ye see, for instance, that my cairt's bigger gin the trams.Ags. 1945 Scots Mag. (Feb.) 333:
That was mair i' my line gin the rules aboot participles.

Used as prep. (m. and sn.Sc. 1954).Abd. 1928 P. Grey Making of a King 51:
The knock wrang? Did iver ye ken o' that knock losin' mair gin a meenite in a week?