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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†NEIT, adv. Also neet. Nor yet. Cf. Eng. dial. nit, id.Bnff. 1782 Caled. Mercury (14 Aug.):
He wad na slouch, neit jake, na scouk, Neit tine his mill.ne.Sc. 1791 Ib. (17 Sept.):
An' court 'er in her hamely tung; Neit was she swier. . . . Douf justice downa see't, na heir't, Neit speik ae mum.Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick vi.: 
Bit 'ere's nae a kirk here neet a bell?

[Obs. or arch. Eng. ne, nor (cf. Na, conj.), + yet.]

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