A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Beat, n. Variant of Beit n. (bundle of flax). —1643 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. VIII. 67.
The said Margaret haid ane. . calf whilk did eat ane beat of lint unto ȝow
