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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1901, 1991
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‡TRAISON, n. Sc. form of Eng. treason. Cf. raison, Rizzon.Arg. 1901 N. Munro Doom Castle xxv.:
A' my traison against the maister i' the interest o' his dochter and himsel!m.Sc. 1991 William Neill in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 48:
Thay hae thair freens athin this keep
whaur traison's cantrips growe,
an while ye're liggin fast asleep
they'll sett the hoose alowe.
