A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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A, int. Also: aa. [ME. a.] Ah! 1375 Barb. i. 215; etc.
A, quhat thai dempt thaim felonly a1400 Leg. S. xiv. 82; etc.
A! wysely luk, I pray the til ?1438 Alex. i. 2104.
And said, ‘A! A! gude Arreste’ a1500 Henr. Fab. 987.
Aa, Schir, mercie! a1500 Doug. K. Hart 943.
A, ȝon is he
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