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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
‡SWARTATEE, int. Also swartati(e) (Jak.). Used imprecatively: bad luck to . . . , deuce take . . .! (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 214, 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl.). [′swɑrtɑti]
[Ad. Norw. dial. svarta ti(d), "black time," sc. a period of ill-luck. Cf. Ill-oor.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Swartatee interj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/swartatee>
