Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1824-1920, 1999-2003
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]
SAKE, n. Also sic(k). Sc. usages in phrs. of adjuration or surprise: 1. for onie sake, for Heaven's sake, by all means. Gen.Sc.; 2. sakes me!, sakes preserve us!, dear me, goodness gracious, in the name of goodness! (Cai., Ayr. 1969). Modifications of Eng. for God's sake.1. Sc. 1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance I. xv.:
For any sake let us have one night of peace and rest.Per. 1896 I. MacLaren K. Carnegie 168:
For ony sake keep ae chair for sittin' on.ne.Sc. 1999 Aberdeen Evening Express 25 Sep 17:
For ony sake, Bunty. Ye couldna complain aboot the wye I behaved. Oozin' charm fae every pore - I wis gallantry personified. Sc. 2002 Herald 1 Apr 12:
So strong is Islamic sensibility that over a decade ago, in the Gulf war - when our troops were fighting to protect Saudi Arabia, for any sake - Christian chaplains had to be called "morale officers" and Forces radio was forbidden to play Christian hymns. ne.Sc. 2003 Aberdeen Evening Express 18 Apr 22:
But for ony sake, Doddy, keep the freeloading foreign junkets to a minimum.2. m.Lth. 1857 Misty Morning 266:
Dear sick's me! my puir Mawcum!m.Lth. 1884 J. Plenderleith Kittlegairy Vacancy 99:
Sakes me! it's perfectly awful, the effecks of avarice.Abd. 1920 C. L. Hay When the Cat's Awa 7:
Sakes preserv's a', fat's happen't.
