A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1584-1585
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Cheping, Cheiping, vbl. n. [f. Chepe v.1] Chirping.1513 Doug. vii. Prol. 70.
Smale byrdis … In chyrmyng and with cheping changit thar sang a1585 Polwart Flyt. 807 (T).
Thy cheiping and peiping with weiping thow sall rew