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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: 1608
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(Cost,) Coist, v.2 [ME. coste (c 1440), f. Cost n.2] tr. To coast, sail along. — 1608 Highland P. III. 108.
Making his first randevous at Ila … may coist the haill Ilis boith south and north
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"Cost v.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/cost_v_2>
