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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Recounter, -yr, n. [e.m.E. recountr (1471), -er, -re (1545) a meeting; a hostile encounter, f. Recounter v.] A counter-pledge. Cf. Reconter n. 1. — 1429 Acts II 18/1.
[He] sal remayn in ane vnlaw of the courte and tyne the accioun of the quhilk the borgh & the recounter was fundyn 1452 Aberd. B. Rec. MS V i p. 163 (16 Oct.)
The actioun of the determinaton of the borch & recountyr strikyt be the larde of Ogstoun 1471 Acts II 101/2.
And thar be excepciouns ane or ma proponit & tharuppone borowis & recounteris fundin [etc.]
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