Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1820, 1893-1896, 1985-1994
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MORROW, n. Also Sc. forms morie, morra. Also the morrow, the morra (Arg., Gsw., Ayr. 2000s). Sc. phrs. the morrow('s) morn(ing), tomorrow morning (Sc. 1782 J. Sinclair Ob. Sc. Dial. 47; Uls. 1953 Traynor). Cf. morn's mornin s.v. Morn, n., 1.ne.Sc. 1820 William Mackie compiler, ed. David Stevenson The Diary of a Canny Man (1991) 111:
Mr Hay and a land surveyor from Aberdeen hath been measuring and drawing a plan of the road from Daviot to the place [and] the ground that was travelled over by Allan and McKay when the former assaulted the latter, and I understand they are to take a plan of the road from here to Maclarry the morrow. Kcb. 1893 Crockett Stickit Minister 132:
Saunders, there'll be nae word o' this when the clock strikes five the morrow's morn.Sc. 1896 L. Keith Indian Uncle i.:
I'll set thae idle hizzies to soop oot the spare chamber the morie mornin'.Gsw. 1985 Michael Munro The Patter 47:
morra, the Tomorrow, or to be more precise the morrow: 'See yeez the morra then.' wm.Sc. 1985 Liz Lochhead Tartuffe 57:
Ah'll gi'e ye time ye know.
Ah'll suspend proceedin's, under ma right o' discretion,
And wait till the morra afore Ah take possession. Gsw. 1987 James Kelman Greyhound for Breakfast (1988) 52:
Right you are Tommy, see you the morrow maybe eh?
Aye, cheerio Mr Murray. Gsw. 1987 James Kelman Greyhound for Breakfast (1988) 217:
Now, if he watched himself, he could buy the 10 and even put one aside to wake up with the morrow morning, when Babs got the Family Allowance money - the giro wasnt due till next Wednesday. Lnk. 1991 Duncan Glen Selected Poems 47:
They'll get fixed up themorrow.
It's warm enough unner the brig.
They'd walk me back safe to my pletform
but the polis'll be in the station. Edb. 1994 Gordon Legge I Love Me (Who Do You Love?) 159:
One more 'crap' and the switchboards would be jammed then the tabloids would be on to them and Paul would be on the morrow morn's front cover. m.Sc. 1994 Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay Forever Yours, Marie-Lou 6:
It's the furst thing ye'll tell yir mither aboot the morra ...
