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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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UPRICHT, adj. Sc. form and usage of Eng. upright (Sc. 1917 D. G. Mitchell Clachan Kirk 46).Ags. 1988 Raymond Vettese The Richt Noise 33:
See
him rax oot
frae tasht bleck
sleeve
an airm for support;
it's
a sair fecht
bidan upricht here.
