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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.

Quotation dates: 1825

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MUTHER, n. Also murther (Fif. 1825 Jam.), myter (Per. Ib.). A great number, a drove, a flock.Sc. 1825 Jam.:
A muther o' beasts. . . . A muther o' folk.

[Orig. obscure. The form myter may belong to a different word.? Cf. n.Eng. dial. mu(r)th, merth, a great quantity, derived by some from O.N. mergð, abundance.]

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