A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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(Coffry,) Koffré, n. [Cf. Coffing,vbl.n.] Exchange, ransoming. —c1475 Wall. viii. 526.
Thai sawft na Sotheroun for thair gret riches, Off sic koffre he callit bot wretchitnes
