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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1587
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(Fore-,) Foirfreind, n. An earlier relative. — 1587 Edinburgh Testaments XVIII. 135.
My bodey to be bureit in the place quhair my foirfather and vther my foirfreindis was bureit in
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"Foirfreind n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/foirfreind>
