Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PATIENTFU', adj. Long-suffering, very patient, submissive.Edb. 1773 Fergusson Poems (S.T.S.) II. 129:
Be unco patientfu' and humble. Nor mak' a din.wm.Sc. 1868 Laird of Logan Add. 511:
Patientfu'. . . . In a debate amongst the children of the loomshop on the meaning of the term above defined, the drawboy, whose occupation had schooled him into its practical import, said it was “Wait a wee and dinna wearie.”Fif. 1872 G. Cupples Tappy's Chicks 240:
There he'll sit, night after night, ay, and whiles day after day, as patientfu' as ye like.m.Sc. 1937 O. Douglas Jane's Parlour vii.:
Elick's a guid son an' awfu' patientfu'.
