Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1768-1814, 1897-1930
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SIN, n.1 Also sinn (Abd. 1929 J. Milne Dreams o' Buchan 5). Sc. forms of Eng. son (Abd. 1891 Trans. Bch. Field Club II. 12; ‡Ayr. 1920; Uls. 1929; n.Sc., Ags. 1970). [sɪn]Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore (S.T.S.) 33:
Nae man but women ye shall see therein, An' be as welcome as my mither's sin.Ayr. 1773 Weekly Mag. (Feb.) 237:
I think he'll be the sin o' a duke.Kcb. 1814 W. Nicholson Poems 4:
The first a farmer's eldest sin; Was beef without, but blank within.Uls. 1897 A. M'Ilroy When Lint was in the Bell vii.:
My sins dinna care for it ether, an' talk aboot goen abroad.Abd. 1930 Abd. Univ. Review (March) 107:
Ministers' sins, bein' sair haudin' doon at hame, fyles rin oot o' theet a' thegidder fin they wun t' the Toun.
