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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: 1500-1599
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Around, adv. [Early ME. and late 16th c. (Spenser). App. not common in Eng. before 1600.] Round, about. — 15.. Clariodus i. 1502.
When Phebus bricht had rune his course around
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"Around adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/around>
