A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1490, 1562-1563
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Adjure, v. [ME. adjure (c 1380), OF. adjurer, L. adjūrāre.] —1490 Irland Mir. MS. 292 b (quhen Cayphas adiurit Ihesu to tell … ). 1562-3 Winȝet I. 20/5 (we … adiuris ȝow to … ).