Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1949-1988
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DAFFEN, n. Also daffin. A local name for the daffodil (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.). Cf. Eng. dial. daffydown.Mry. 1949 Northern Scot (30 April):
The daffens are smored wi' the ase frae the midden.Ags. 1988 Raymond Vettese The Richt Noise 67:
Yon white starns wi gowden core,
the gowans, are on the gress aince mair,
an' pee-the-beds, puir craturs, the true suns;
dutch-admirals an' daffens an' monie as bricht.
