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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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Cleverus, a. [f. ME. clever.] Nimble, quick. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiii. 86.
The bissart … was so cleverus of hir clvik, His bawis he micht not langer bruik, Scho held thame at ane hint
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"Cleverus adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/cleverus>
