A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bas, n.1 [e.m.E. basse (1532). var. of base, bace.] = Base n. —1535 Stewart 13482; Ib. 39436.
The plesand sound … Of trumpet, talburne into sindre tune. Sum in bas and sum in alt abone
