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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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UNFASHT, ppl.adj. Also unfashed, oonfashed (Sh.). Not inconvenienced, unvexed, untroubled (Per. 1915 Wilson L. Strathearn 231). Gen.Sc. See Fash, I. 2.Lnk. 1835 W. Watt Poems (1860) 83:
She set aff wi' the pedlar unfasht wi' the pack.Abd. 1909 C. Murray Hamewith 99:
Oonfashed wi' siller lent or int'rest due.Sc. 1948 Scots Mag. (Dec.) 167:
Oonfashed by Time an' this warl's incubus.wm.Sc. 1985 Liz Lochhead Tartuffe 9:
Riftin', dozent and weel-fed
He left the empty dishes, socht his bed
Whaur he slept a' nicht unfashed wi' guilt
Fartin' ablow the feather quilt.