A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Dim,) Dym, a. Also: dyme. [ME. dym, dim, OE. dim.] Not bright or clear; obscure.c1475 Wall. vi. 815.
Quhen that the nycht was dym Ib. vii. 454.
Thar deidis war full dym 1513 Doug. ii. x. 80.
The clowd of dyrknes … standis dym about Ib. iii. viii. 31; etc.
The dym hillis on far we dyd aspy Id. K. Hart 32.
Dyme sicht
