A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cowmoun, -mownd, etc., variants of Commoun n. 4. —c 1540 Carnwath Baron Ct. 99.
The tanandis that hef rycht to pastour in. the cowmownd of the daill Carnewyth c 1550 Corr. M. Lorraine 439.
He sayis that I alege that his tennandis hes rewin the cowmoun of Thornetown
