A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Canis, n. pl. [L. cani, pl. of canus: see Canous a.] (Grey) hair. —c1420 Wynt. i. 703.
Borne thai ar qwhyt of canys, Bathe of hewyd and berde at anys