A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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*Fecht, n. [Gael. feachd, a host.] ? Raising of a levy. —1580 Reg. Great S. 41/2.
[With exemption] ab omni lie oisting, waching, fecht, . . et downage
