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: 1399-1400
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(Chinsch,) Chynsche, a. [ME. chynshe, rare var. of chinche, chiche, OF. chiche.] Miserly. —a1400 Legends of the Saints xlii. 11.
Quincyane … cumyne ves of carlis kine … Chynsche he ves, lycherus als