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FUSPER, v., n. Sc. form of Eng. whisper.Abd. 1991 Douglas Kynoch in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 86:
Thon Erato had likely
Fuspert something till 'er. Och,
An affa deem for fusprins.
Ay, an aye that bittie roch.

I. Sc. form of Eng. whisper. Also vbl.n. Abd. 1991 Douglas Kynoch in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 86:
Thon Erato had likely
Fuspert something till 'er. Och,
An affa deem for fusprins.
Ay, an aye that bittie roch.Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 7:
"Ye spakk!" skirled he, clean bumbazed. Syne, seein Molly McKenzie frae Primary Six luikin agley at him, he fuspered insteid. "Ye spakk," quo he, in a sma voice.

II. Sc. form of Eng. whisper.Abd. 1996 Sheena Middleton in Sandy Stronach New Wirds: An Anthology of Winning Poems and Stories from the Doric Writing Competitions of 1994 and 1995 34:
"Na faith, he's hame on Deeside" cam the repon, bit his wird wis jist a fusper, fur he'd already traivelt a mile wi ae lowp.