Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHU, pers. pron. Also su, sju. The third pers. pron. feminine, she (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., su, Sh. 1970). Cf. Scho. [ʃu]Ork. 1912 Old-Lore Misc. V. ii. 67:
Geordie wad say tae her, . . . bit shu wad say tae him.Sh. 1918 T. Manson Peat Comm. 185:
Ye'll hae her droondid. Shu's half gone already.Sh. 1949 P. Jamieson Letters 36:
He said wis sju bin in da byre i da mornin — in sju sed na.
