A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Furthwart, var. of Forthwart a. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 85.
A forky fure, ay furthwart, and forsy in draucht