Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1871-1936
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STERE, adj. Harsh, austere, stern, rigorous. Also in n.Eng. dial. Now only liter.Rxb. 1871 R. Allan Poems 116:
A stere and gruesome carle.Slg. 1901 R. W. Buchanan Poems 153:
Kingly winter, stere and snell.Wgt. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables 25:
Wha forrat cam' wi' luik sae stere.Sc. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' Ling 53:
The winds are stere.
