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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1594-1597
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Fensar(e, n. [e.m.E. fencer (1581).] A teacher or practiser of fencing. — 1594 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 118.
Jhonn Roger, maister fensar 1597 Ib. 188.
Jhonn Andersoun, tailȝeour, fensare
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