Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶BEICH, n. “A lown sunny place among hills, a sheltered sunny spot of a hill” (Rnf. a.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) B. 231, ‘a Kilmacolm word’). [Orig. obscure.]
