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: 1551-1552
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Gethorne, n. [ME. getarne, -erne, gyterne (1377), OF. guiterne. Cf. guthorne s.v. Gittern.] A cithern. —1551–2 Treasurer's Accounts X. 50.
For ane gethorne to my Lady Gordon
