A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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(Martin,) Martyn.1 The name of the saint. (Sanct) Martynis fowle, prob. = the hen-harrier [cf. F. oiseau de S. Martin, id. (Cotgr.).] —c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiii. 73.
The myttane, and Sanct Martynis fowle, Wend he had bene the hornit howle