Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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UNCEEVIL, adj. Also oon-. Sc. forms of Eng. uncivil (Abd. 1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes lxxxii.; m.Lth. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick 68; Abd. 1907 Rymour Club Misc. 25). Gen.Sc. See P.L.D. § 45.Abd. 2000 Sheena Blackhall The Singing Bird 56:
A
maist unceevil veesitor,
He disna speir, "Can I
come in?"
He disna wyte, nur dicht his
feet,
Nur rattle at the tirlin pin
