Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1895-1935, 1988-1990
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LAIST, adj., n. Also lest (Ork., Bnff., Ags., Edb., Dmf. 2000s). Sc. forms of Eng. last, latest, the end (Ags. 1960).Per. 1895 I. Maclaren Auld Lang Syne 145:
You an' me, Drum, hed the farthest road tae traivel that nicht, an' we're the laist again.Ags. 1918 J. Inglis The Laird 8:
But the lest nicht he trampit on't.Abd. 1935 M. C. Wilson Souter's Sujaistions 14:
Sin' the laist floower show he hisna sae muckle as lookit at me.Ags. 1988 Raymond Vettese The Richt Noise 50:
Awa he lowpit wi a skellum yelp
and the laist I saw wis the bauld pow ootsheenin
the sun itsel. Sc. 1990 David Purves in Joy Hendry Chapman 59 76:
Lest year, graundfaither dee'd at seivintie-sax, ...
