A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Distant, a. [ME. (Chaucer) and e.m.E. (1538), F. distant, L. distans.] Separated in space. —1596 Dalr. I. 16/17.
Frome this … distant vtheris twa myles is a noble toune 1599 Reg. Great S. 285/1.
Ane uther cairne distant 40 ruiddis at the leist
