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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: 1587-1599
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Fowie, a. [? f. Fow a.] ? Sonsie. (Jam. gives as a later dial. sense, ‘having a comfortable independence’.) — 1587-99 Hume ii. 120.
Why monethlie the moone renewes hir hew … ,Why monethlie hir fowie face is round
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"Fowie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/fowie>
