wud

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Definition of wud in English English dictionary

Mad

Janet ran to him - she was fair wud wi' terror - an' clang to him, an' prayed him, for Christ's sake, save her frae the cummers; an' they, for their pairt, tauld him a' that was ken't, and maybe mair.

Etymology

[ 'wüd ] (adjective.) 1772. Variant of standard English wood, from Old English wōd (“mad, insane”).