A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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*Dures, a. pl. [F. dures, pl. of dure.] Severe, torrid. —1587-99 Hume iii. 29.
The rayons dures descending downe, All kindlis in a gleid
