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: 1569-1573
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Chisme, n. [e.m.E. schisme, (s)cisme.] Schism. —1569-73 Bann. Memor. 94.
Give I vnderstoud … that he wer a fals teichair, … a raiser of chismes; … I wold not serue him