Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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SICH, adj., pron. Also sitch-. A substitution of colloq. or dial. Eng. sich, such, for the historic Sc. form Sic (Sc. 1783 Kemp Owyne in Child Ballads No. 34 B. v., 1824 Cornhill Mag. (Sept. 1932) 276; Hdg. 1892 J. Lumsden Sheep-Head 69; wm.Sc. 1934 T. Smellie Mrs Goudie's Tea-Pairty 47, Cai. 1970). Hence si(t)chan, sich(a)na = Siccan (Sc. 1879 Stevenson Deacon Brodie iii. v. 4; Rnf. 1923 G. Blake Mince Collop Close iv.; Rnf. 1935 L. Kerr Woman of Glenshiels iv.); sichlike (Sc. 1827 Scott Croftangry iv.; Cai. 1970). [sɪtʃ]wm.Sc. 1985 Liz Lochhead Tartuffe 32:
I'm very grateful, though, to you ...
Sich loving-kindness is only what you're due. Gsw. 1990 John and Willy Maley From the Calton to Catalonia 46:
Aw sich big men. They've goat the world sewn up in an hoor an a hauf.
