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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1596-1658
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After-, adj. Occasional late variant of Efter- in compounds. —1596 Highland P. I. 158 (to begin, afterhald and continew suites).1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 34. (see Efter-born a.)1658 Paisley B. Rec. 99. (see Efter-mentionat a.)
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"After- adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/after_>
