A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Furtherles, a. [Further n.] Useless. —c1420 Wynt. ii. 1373 (C).
Thai … said thaim thoucht it furthirles thynge … Agane sa sympil folk to rysse
