A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Defold, variant of defoulit Defoul v., used for rhyme. —a1500 Golagros and Gawane 967.
That doughty delit with him sa, for dout he war defold [: fold, hold, mold]
