A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Adult, a. [e.m.E. (1531, but rare before 17th c.), L. adultus.] —Winȝet I. 82/15 (persones of adult age).