A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Boisman, n. [f. Orkn. & Shetl. bö, Norw. bø, ON. bœr farm, homestead.] A householder. —1629 Prot. Bk. D. Heart (Reg. H.).
Boismen, indwellaris in Kirkwall, Magnus Trot [etc.]
