A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Break, v. Anglicized variant of Brek v. common after 1600). —1558-66 Knox II. 37 (to break promeisse with France). 1593 Elgin Rec. II. 34 (the breaking of a scheipe).
