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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1577-1578
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Dissembling, ppl. a. [e.m.E. dissemblynge (1526).] Using dissimulance. — a1578 Pitsc. II. 58/3.
With no desembling speiche [v.r. dissembling spreit]
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"Dissembling ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/dissembling>
