A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gnow, irreg. var. of Gnaw v. —1562 Knox Ressoning ii.
So sone flieth Christ away & letteth hir [sc. the mouse] gnow the bread
