Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SUYAN, ppl.adj. Simmering, boiling gently, in phr. suyan an' boilan' (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′sʌjən, ′sø-, ′so-]
[Norw. dial. sy, sjøe, reduced forms of sjoda, O.N. sjóða, to boil.]
