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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fayte, north-eastern dial. var. of quhyte Quhete n. (wheat). —1585 Misc. Spald. C. iv. 72.
The thrid of the fayte of the abbasie of Arbrothe Ib.
The thrid of the fayte of the bischoprik of Brichin
