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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†VAAN-KUITHE, n. Also vathan-kuith (Ork. 1911 Svenska Landsmål 339). A three-year-old coalfish or saithe (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [vɑ:n-køð]
[From Norw. dial. vad, O.N. vað, a shoal, Norw. dial. vada, to swim near the surface, O.N. vaða, to wade, + Cuithe.]
