A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chargear, variant of Chargeour n.2 —1558 Treas. Acc. X. 438.
For bras to be chargearis to ane sacrat 1562 Ib. XI. 164.
For ijm tackettis to mak chargearis to the Castell of Edinburght and Inchekeith 1585 9th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 193/1.
Three myanes of found … with chargearis of bras and mappet
