Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OONWANDAN, adj. Unexpected, unusual, unsteady, irregular (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Un-, pref., + wandan, appar. ad. Norw. vonande, probable, likely, vona, to expect, hope for. See Wan, n.]
