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: 1500-1512
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Awp, n. [ME. alpe (c 1400), e.m.E. alp, of unknown origin.] A bullfinch. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlviii. 122.
Scho … bad him be als just to awppis and owlis As vnto pacokkis