A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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(Afire,) Afyre, adv. [ME. afyre, used in place of Sc. on fire.] Afire. —a1500 Lanc. 30, 251, 2436.