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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BEGESSERANT, adj. Sparkling, nonce liter. formation from gesserant.Sc. 1935 W. Soutar Poems in Sc. 36:
The müne Cam saftly till her cannie licht Kyth'd on the cauld hill and made bricht The caulder sword's begesserant rime That braidly skinkl'd, styme on styme.

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