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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: 1513

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Gres(s)y, a. Also: grissy. [Cf. Gersy a.] Grassy. —1513 Doug. vi. xi. 13.
He persavys … cumand throu gresy [R. gressy] sward, Hys derrest son Ene 1513 Ib. vii. ii. 7.
At the schor, vndre a gresy bank 1513 Ib. viii. iii. 188.
On sonkis of gresy scheraldis 1513 Ib. xi. xi. 76 (R).
Furth of the grissy sward

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