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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: 1549-1601

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Gersing, vbl. n. [f. Gers v.] Grazing.1566 Lanark B. Rec. 33.
Quhen he rasafit the samin [scheip] in gersing
1566 Ib. 33.
Allegeand that he tuik ane mair and foill of his in gersing
1577 Douglas Corr. 227.
Guidis takin be Scottismen in keping and gersing
1590 Reg. Privy C. IV. 503.
With sa mekill in the outfeild … as wald be … four sowmes pasturing and gersing
1601 Criminal Trials II. 365.
Fourscoir heid of nolt, quhilk wes in gersing on the samin landis
?1549 Monro W. Isles 41.
Ane ile callit Cransay, … ane boney ile for corne and gerssing

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