A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Borow, Borrow, attrib. n. A common variant of Burrow, corresponding to e.m.E. borrow(e, borowe, ME. borowe, borou, borw, borwe, borough, with o for u as in thorow, etc., thorough. See Borow-clerk, etc., below, and examples under Borrow.
