A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Cavale, n. ? —c1420 Wynt. i. 256.
Scho begouth on hand to ta Wewyng [= weaving] that neuyr than before Wes oysyd be cavale [v.rr. travell, towell] na reduore
