Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SOIND, v.2 To die slowly (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Phs. ad. Norw., Dan. svinde, to decay, shrink, waste away.]
