A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Chayt, variant of Chet(e n. (escheat). —1536 Dunferm. B. Rec. 17.
Gif thai by othir hyd or skyn and offer it nocht to the Cors, it sal be mayd chayt
