A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Channoun, variant (cf. Chanoun,n.) of Canon a. Canonical. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiii. 54.
Thocht he come hame a new maid channoun, He had dispensit with matynnis channoun