A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Besweld, p.p. [Cf. Sweill v.] Enwrapped or involved. —c1590 J. Stewart 34/150.
Scho . . all besueld in sorrow dolor dreis
