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: 1375
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Awmener, n. [ME. awmener, aumener (14th c.), OF. aumoniere, med. L. almonaria.] A bag or purse (orig. for holding alms). —1375 Barb. viii. 490 (C).
Thai fand in-till his awmener [E. coffer] A letter
