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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Apil renȝe, n. (Meaning uncertain. In mod. Sc. apple-ringie is the name for the plant southernwood.) —c1500-c1512 Dunb. xiv. 78.
Sa mony ane Kittie. With apill renȝe [M. reinȝe] schawand hir golden chene 1577 Edinb. Test. V. 117 b.
Of apilrenȝe thred ane pund
