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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

CLYTE, n.1 “A mass of any liquid or half-liquid material, conveying the notion of disgust; as: ‘A clyte o' dirt'” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 29). [kləit]Abd. 1936 (per Mry.2):
A clyte o' dubs fell aff his beets.

[Prob. onomat., or phs. the same as Eng. clot. Such a vowel variation is not unknown (cf. Sc. stot and styte). The Gmc. root *kli-, to adhere, stick together, would give a clyte form regularly, but there is nothing in the older language to show the persistence of this root. See also note to Clype, n.2 and v.2]

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