Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SUTHER, v. To sigh, of the wind, to Souch. Also in Eng. dial. from which the word may be borrowed in quot. For another version of the anecdote see Noohin. [′suðər]Ags. 1892 Brechin Advert. (23 Aug.) 3:
Send us a souchin', sutherin', dreein' breeze that'll save the strae an' winna harm the heid.
