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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EBBASAY, n. Also †abersay. The alphabet (Sh.¹⁰, Ork.⁵ 1949). I.Sc. forms of Abbacee and Ah-bay-say, q.v. [ibasi, ‡e:be:se:]Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 4:
In my young days, ye see, we learned wir Abersay fae da Cattages.Sh. 1900 Shet. News (31 March):
Da very ebbasay is no da wye at wir wint ta say hit.