A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cogname, n. [Also e.m.E. (1685).] A cognomen, surname. —1509 Liber Coll. Glasg. 210.
Heyreftyr followis the subscriptiones of the notaris that subscrywit the prenspall fundatione togidder witht thair names and cognames
