Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1887
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¶YAW, v.3 To ache. Prob. a nonce reduced form of Gnyauve, Nyauve, to gnaw, used fig.Mry. 1887 A. G. Wilken Peter Laing 46:
The backs o' my legs war yawin' sair for a puckle days aifter.
