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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: 1777-1791

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SLAITH, n. Irreg. form of Eng. sloth. Adj. slaithfu, slothful.Abd. 1777 R. Forbes Ulysses 14:
The fates deny us this propine, Because we slaithfu' are.Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 179:
Wi' pamprin' idleness and slaith.

[A nonce altered form based on the analogy of Laith, loath, etc. See Sleeth.]

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