Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†UNGEAR, v. Also ungeir. Gen. in ppl.adj. ungearit, ungeir'd, stripped naked (Sc. 1721 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. Gl.), disarmed, castrated (Rnf. 1788 E. Picken Poems Gl.).
[Un- + Eng. gear, accoutrements, genitals. O.Sc. ungeired, unprotected, 15. . , from which the glossary entries above may be mainly derived.]
