A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Burre, n. ? —1628 Kirkwall Sheriff Ct. MS. 13 b.
That these quhilk hes thair sheipe markit with the said mark sall cause put ane burre vpon thair sheip
