A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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*Dependence, n. = Dependentis,n.pl. —1587–8 Ayr B. Acc. 160.
Swa is the compter. . awand to the toun (besyd the dependence quhilk is the tounis) the sowme of xxxix li.