Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1778-1873, 1955
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UNKIRSTENED, ppl.adj. Also unkerstened, unkirsend, unkersint, onkirsent. Unchristened, not baptised. Gen.Sc. See Kirsten, I.Lnk. a.1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 136:
For want o' a cock, a cat, or some unkirsen'd creature to gi' him.Edb. 1828 D. M. Moir Mansie Wauch x.:
A wee unkirstened wean.Bwk. 1859 P. Landreth Joseph Spindle (1911) 13:
The man micht as weel, at a bawptism, gie oot to a' the pawrents to bring as mony unkersint weans as they cou'd colleck.Rnf. 1873 D. Gilmour Pen' Folk 37:
We youngsters were assailed by our schoolmates as “Unkerstened heathens”.Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick iii.:
A littlin mith dee onkirsent an' dyang stracht doon tae the Ull Pairt.
