A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1585
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Lest, p.t. of Lace v. 1 c. (laced, fastened, fig.). —a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xlix. 29.
Nor ȝit Achates luif so lest [: traist, Orest, profest] To gud Ænee
