A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Clerté, n. [ME. clerté, clereté, var. of clarté, OF. clarté.] Brightness, lustre. —a1400 Leg. S. xviii. 655.
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