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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fore-serve, v. [Serve v.] tr. To deserve beforehand. —1456 Hay II. 100/30.
Thare wald cum nane evill in this warlde to na man, war it nocht foreservit for thair demeritis

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