A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gres(s)y, a. [Cf. Gersy a.] Grassy. —1513 Doug. vi. xi. 13.
He persavys … cumand throu gresy [R. gressy] sward, Hys derrest son Ene Ib. vii. ii. 7.
At the schor, vndre a gresy bank Ib. viii. iii. 188.
On sonkis of gresy scheraldis
