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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: 1627
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Betwist, prep. Var. of Betwixt prep. (cf. Betwis, prep. and Eng. dial. atwist). — 1627 Orkney Rentals iii. 52.
Betuist the kirk of Sandveck and the kirk of Stromnes
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