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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mane, adv. [Cf. north. ME. man adj. (Cursor M.), OE. mān false, wicked (and see Mane-atht, Maneswer(e), also early ME. man n., OE. mán wickedness. In ME. appar. unrecorded after the 13th c.] Falsely. To swere (oneself) mane, to perjure oneself. = Maneswer(e v. 1 b. —a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 834.
He … suore hyme mane is il to eke That he mare gold til hym tacht Thane before til hym acht

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