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: 1562-1563
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Fleitnes, n. [f. Fleit a. Cf. Fleyitnes.] Fright, terror. —1562-3 Winȝet I. 50/1.
Of the silence and fleitnes of wtheris
