A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Firming,) Firmyn, n. = Firmance 1. —14.. Acts I. 44/2.
Gif ony man wonnande in burgh be attachyt, … he sal nocht be had … nouthir to castel na til nane othir firmyn [L. clausuram]