Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HEEPOCHONDREOCH, adj. Also corrupt form heeperindreech (Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie 192). Listless, melancholy (‡Abd. 1930 W. Will Our Persistent Speech 16, Abd., Knr. 1956). [′hipɪkɔnd′ri:əx]
[Sc. form, with different stress accentuation, of Eng. hypochondriac. See Hypochonderies.]