A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Bairnie, n. [Dim. of bairn Barne n.] A little child. —1650 Elgin Rec. II. 272.
Scho said . . scho had ane seik bairnie whilk mad hir byd at hame
