Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SEIM, adj. ?Per. 1811 J. Sim Poems 18:
In days of yore, when maids were seim, It wad been thought an unco crime, To've worn saddles on their wyme.
