deid

/ (diːd) /

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adjective

a Scot word for dead

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Words nearby deid

Deianira, deice, deicer, deicide, deictic, deid, deif, deific, deification, deiform, deify

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How to use deid in a sentence

He rolled over and over, begged, vaulted the low hurdle of his master's arm, and played "deid."
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
A little gasp, and a wee sob, and an awed question: "Is gude Auld Jock deid, daddy?"
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
The bairnies aroond the kirkyaird gie'd it to pay the police no' to mak' Bobby be deid.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
When he returned next morning, the little girl met him at the stair-head, and said, Shes deid.
Spare Hours|John Brown

I was in deid earnest, an' I'm richt, as ye'll maybe live to prove.
The Guinea Stamp|Annie S. Swan