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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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IVERY, adj. Also iv(i)ry. Gen.Sc. forms of Eng. every.Abd. 1987 Sheena Blackhall in Joy Hendry Chapman 49 57:
Yet ivery teenie bird may raxx its wing
Kennin the solace o a cloudless sky Sh. 1988 Shetland Folk Book 8 18:
Wi ivery moaderate day da fok id be hirdin hay, packin da roof ida lamas fu, an fillin i-be-by ida barn. m.Sc. 1994 Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay Forever Yours, Marie-Lou 5:
The racket ye made in that lavvie...ah heard ivery single bloody sound! Abd. 1998 Sheena Blackhall The Bonsai Grower 17:
The Mowatts' tattie an barley parks lay aroon, smeeth's a maiden's breists, weel-plooed an dreeled, an caimbed clean o iviry steen. Uls. 2003 Belfast News Letter (27 Sep) 40, 41:
Aul fowk uist tae alloo tha haein a notion aboot time gaein bae quackenin wi ivery passin yeir wus a sign o a boadie gettin aul.