Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BEAR, n.2 Sc. form of Eng. boar. [be:r]Abd. 1832 W. Scott Poems 117:
But fat can that be hobblin' there? The de'il, I daresay, in a bear.
[O.Sc. bar(e), a.1400, baire, 1498.]
