A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cryans, n. [e.m.E. cryance (16–17th c.), var. of Creance.] Credit, trust. —c1420 Ratis R. 560.
Atour thi power pres thow thé nocht To tak to cryans
