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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

GROTHO, n. Also grother. Sorrow, vexation. [′grɔðʊ]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
It's fun tae thee, but grotho tae me.Ork. 1930:
His was just a grother to him to deu it. He did it wi a grother, against his will, with the utmost reluctance.

[Ad. Norw. dial. gråt, Dan. graad, weeping, + Ork. -o ending. Cf. Grudder.]

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