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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: 1584-1585
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(Gowkit-,) Gouketlie, adv. [f. Gowkit,a.] Foolishly. — a1585 Arbuthnot Maitland Quarto MS xxxv. 67.
Gif onye fault thair be, Alace men hes the wyit, That gevis sa gouketlie
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