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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
VEEAT, n. Also viad. A stretch of open ground (Ork. 1929 Marw.); a quantity of cultivated ground in crop (Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. 155, viad). [′viət]
[Norw. dial. vi(d)aatta, a wide expanse, vast space, O.N. v íðátta, wideness, openness, of a district.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Veeat n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/veeat>
