Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†GNEUT, n. A stupid person (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 67; Abd. 1920). Also dims. gneutie, -ick, -ickie (Ib.). [gnjut]
[Phs. imit., as of an inarticulate person. But cf. Du. †knoet, id, a dunderhead, a nickname for a Low German.]
