Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1864
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UNEERIE, adj. Unaffected by fear, not apprehensive. See Eerie, adj.Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin xxxi.:
I wasna that uneerie mysel', when I heard the wark o' destruction gaun on.
