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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: 1499-1500
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For be, prep. [ME. for be (15th c.), var. of Forby prep.] In contrast to, from. — a1500 Doug. King Hart 675.
Foirsicht hes full lang bein flemit Vnto knaw thy freynd for be thy fa
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"For Be prep.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/for_be>
