A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Forcefull, a. [e.m.E. (1571).] Forcible. —1535 Stewart 676.
That dullie dragone that dois men to deid, With forcieful [sic] furious infirmitie
