Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BEDROM, n. Prob. = Eng. bedlam, a mad person, a lunatic, the form being confused with Bed(d)ral(l).Wgt. 1702 Session Bk. Glasserton MS. (18 Aug.):
To Isobel Bartram a bedrom . . . £1.