A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456-1460
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Evin, Evyn(e, n.2 [ME. even(e, efene, efne, ON. efne.] Matter, subject-matter; substance, means. —1456 Hay I. 266/32.
Thai suld nocht admytt ilke foule caus that unknawand men wald for lytill evin allege 1456 Ib. II. 53/27.
Esperance gevis knychtis curage to kepe and defend citeis … on small evyn c1460 Thewis Wysmen 379.
Thai tak debait one lytil evyne, For lytill querell
