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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1581
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Glaikrie, n. [f. Glaik v.] = Glaikitnesn. — a 1568 Satirical Poems xlviii. 203.
Young men for glaikrie can not agrie with age 1581 Burne Disput. 189 a.
Ane change from that, quhilk keipit ȝour vomankynd in al vomanlie grauitie, to this that leidis the zelous imbracearis thairof vnto al glaikrie
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