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: 1396-1400
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Again-cum, v. [Again adv. Cf. ME. aȝen-come. OE. aȝén-cuman to come against or back.] (1) intr. To come back, return, revert. —1396 in Sc. Antiquary XIV. 217.
The said landys agayn cummand to the forsayd erle and hys ayris
(2) tr. To oppose, contravene. —1400 Maxwell Mem. I. 142.
Gif it hapnis Schyr Jon … thir forsayd connandis … tyl agayn cum, or tyl agayn say