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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: 1573-1584

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Gallimafra(y, n. [e.m.E. gallimafray, -fry, etc. (1551) F. galimafrée.] A medley, a hodge-podge. —1573 Satirical Poems xl. 325.
Ane gallimafray neuer of them mak, Bot ane gud caus distingue from wickitnes 1584 in Calderwood IV. 138.
Yee make a gallimafra of this answere of yours

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