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: 1499-1500
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Columbyn, n. [ME. columbyne, -ine (c 1310), F. colombine, med. L. columbīna.] The columbine. —a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 672.
Flowris with flourdelycis … , Columbyn and lely
