A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456, 1513, 1590-1650
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Gant, Gaunt, v. [Of obscure origin.] intr. To yawn. 1456 Hay II. 119/33.
He … oft tymis gantis and wambleis, bolkis … with stynkand riftis 1513 Doug. iii. viii. 144.
Quhen he lyst gant or blaw, the fyre is bet c1590 Fowler I. 193/3.
All thir cold nights I gant, I glow, and burne 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Hisco, to gasp or gant 1650 Maxwell Mem. I. 355.
Shee gaiped and ganted as if shee had been sicke her selfe a1646 Wedderburn Vocab. 19.
Oscitare, to gaunt
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