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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cronicle, -ikle, -ikill, n. Also: cronykyll, -ykill, -ickil(l, -ickell, -ikel, pl. -iklis, -yklys; -iculis. [ME. cronicle, -ykle (1303), -ykylle, etc., AF. cronicle. See also Chronikil and Cornicle.] A chronicle.(a) c1420 Wynt. ii. 306.
As in his cronykyll Orose sayis 1533 Boece i. viii. 54.
Oure ald cronykill callis thame Ordaces ?1549 Monro W. Isles 32.
We have in our auld Erische cronickells, that ther wes foure irland kinges eirdit in the said tombe 1551 Hamilton Cat. 65.
All the cronickillis and histories of the warld beris witnes that [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. I. 1/1.
Heir beginnis the historie and cronickillis of Scotland Ib. 279.
The cronikilis of King James the fyft(b) c1420 Wynt. i. 28.
Fra that I sene had storis sere in cronnyklys, quhare thai wryttyne were c1515 Asl. MS. I. 194/29.
As thare awne cronikle callit policornica proportis Ib. 200/13.
In ȝour croniklis and in autentik bukis 1549 Compl. 3/27.
The famous atentic croniklis of diuers realmes 1596 Dalr. II. 223/28.
The cronikle quhilk he wrote of the … noble actes of our natioune(c) 1456 Hay I. 62/33.
The doctouris sais thai fand never in na cronicles … that ever he was callit Emperour a1500 Colk. Sow Proh. 14.
Croniculis, gestis, storeis, and mich moir 1531 Bell. Boece I. .
As auld croniclis beris, thair wes ane Greik, namit Gathelus c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1748.
The translatour of Orosius In tyll his cronicle wryttis thus 1570 Leslie 301.
To … conclude this my ruid and onlearnit wark, not worthye in name of ane cronicle 1585 Hudson Maitl. F. clxxxii. 2.
Thy marciall actis the croniclis display 1596 Dalr. I. 68/21.
A historie or cronicle
