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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
- (chiefly Shetland and Orkney) Small, tiny.
Noun
peerie (plural peeries)
- A Shetland sheepdog.
- Alternative form of peery (“spinning top”)
References
- Joseph Wright, editor (1903), “PEERIE, adj.1 and sb.2.”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: , volume IV (M–Q), London: Henry Frowde, , publisher to the English Dialect Society, ; New York, N.Y.: G P Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, page 456.
Scots
Etymology 1
From peer (“pear”) + -ie, due to the resemblance of some spinning tops to pears.
Noun
peerie (plural peeries)
- A spinning top.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Adjective
peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
- (Northern Isles) small, little, tiny
Derived terms
References
- “peerie, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- “peerie, n.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- Thos. Edmondston, F.R.S.L., F.A.S.L. (1866) “peerie”, in An Etymological Glossary of the Shetland & Orkney Dialect, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 82