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orra1 adjective all: ‘orra folk in the hoose’ 20-. etymology: Scots contraction of ‘all the’; attested by JS
orra2 adjective odd, unusual la16-.
‣ orra looking of persons queer-looking, unkempt la19-. etymology: Scots from Older Scots orray, ‘unmarried’. A reduced form of oweraa, oeraa ‘overall, over and above, extra, supernumerary’. orra-like ‘of an odd or strange nature’; attested by BW and DW