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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crud, n. [e.m.E. and ME. crud, crudde (14th c.), crodde of obscure origin.] Curd; esp. pl. curds. Also transf.a1500 Henr. III. 151/30.
The crud of my culome, with ȝour teith crakit
a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 427.
Thow beggit … Collapis, cruddis, mele, grotis, grisis, and geis
c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxii. 23.
At your hie croce, quhair gold and silk Sould be, thair is bot crudis and milk
1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. i. 48.
Ye Covenanters, cruds and cream; … Some will turn cheese, and others butter

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