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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.

Quotation dates: 1886

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GOTE, v.2 A rare or erroneous form of quote.Ags. 1886 R. S. Inglis Whisperings 123:
But this we hae to min', an' note aye, What my auld grannie used to gote aye, "The naked man wi' need maun rin."

[For the phonology, cf. Co' = quoth.]

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