A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Ele-,) Eilstand, n. [Ele n.] A place for taking eels. —1540 Reg. Great S. 475/2.
Cum dimedietate de Lurgmyre, eilstand et piscaria earundem 1601 Ib. (1610) 138/2.
Cum … eilstand et piscaria ejusdem
