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: 1499-1500
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Gilbert, n. [The personal name. Cf. Gib.] The cat. —a1500 Henr. Fab. 337 (A).
Syne wp in haist … So hie scho clame that Gilbert micht nocht get hir