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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†WILDER, v. Sc. forms in ppl.adj. wildert, -art, wuldert, of arch. Eng. wildered, lost, astray, bewildered. Deriv. ¶wildertness, an obscure, bewildering place or state.Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 11–2:
[Gloamin'] gae unto the pilgrim's e'e A wildertness o' shade . . . It fleetin' past, an' fearfu' left The wildert Mersa there.Per. 1852 R. S. Fittis Moss-trooper 37:
He grew dowie-like . . . and lookit wildert when a body spak to him.Ags. 1865 Arbroath Guide (14 Oct.) 3:
Scowlin' backward on the toun Wi' mony a wild'rt glower.Abd. 1914 J. Leatham Daavit 87:
We're wulder't wan'erin' aboot this great muckle toon o' yours.