A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Halok, n. [Origin unknown.] A light, thoughtless girl; attrib. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 465.
Hutit be the halok las a hunder ȝeir of eild
