A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1475, 1569-1611
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Conterm, v. [Of obscure formation.] tr. To determine; to conceive; to summon. —c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vi. 677.
Giff ye contermyt [v.r. determynit] be To mowff yow mor it afferis nocht for me 1569 Reg. Morton I. 47.
Removing all rancour, malice, and grudge contermit or hade aganis him 1611 Fife Synod 31.
That tryall [be taken] … and that thei be contermit befoir the Sessioune
