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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: 1438, 1567-1568

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(Fore,) Foirfute, n. [Late ME. forefoot (1481).] A fore-foot; the front part of the foot. —?1438 Alex. i. 1115.
His hors … with the foirfute enterit sua That hors and he to eird can ga a1568 Bannatyne MS 142 b.
Hir foirfute wes langar than hir heill

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