A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cearge, n. [e.m.E. cearge (16th c.), cerge: see Serge n.] A wax candle. —a 1600 Cath. Tr. 256/19.
The use … of the paschal cearge or paischecandle whilk the kirk doeth hallow solemnly
