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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
‡MAGER, adj. Also maager. Very lean, scraggy, emaciated (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., maager, ‡Sh. 1962); scanty (‡Sh. 1962). [′mɑ:gər]
[Norw. mager, lean; O.N. magr, id., cogn. with meagre, Fr. maigre.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mager adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mager>
