Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶FLEEVEREN, n. The flood-tide (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 77). [The form is obscure and phs. erroneous, ? a corruption of Norw. dial. pl. flöderene, the spring-tides.]