Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶ILL-BENYIED, adj. “Perverse, ill-disposed” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Also -benyiefood (Ib.). [ɪl′bɛnjɪ(fu)d]
[Phs. an Ork. variant of Ill-vandet, q.v. The form -food seems to be a conflation of -fu and -fied.]
