Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SEIRIE, adj. Distant, reserved or cynical in manner, “suggesting the idea of some degree of hauteur” (Mry. 1825 Jam.).
[Orig. uncertain. Phs. a conflation of Sairie and serious ? Cf. Seerie.]
