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: 1563-1585
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Farnes, n. [e.m.E. farness(e, fernesse (1495).] Distance. —1563 Perth B. Ct. MS. 8 b.
The langitude & farnes of place 1585 James VI Ess. 47.
The farrnes of the way