A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Bene, v. [f. Bene,a. and adv.] tr. To fill abundantly. —a1500 Henr. Fab. 1678.
Syne Haruest hait, quhen Ceres … Hir barnis benit hes with abundance
