A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1452
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Hawles, Hafles, a. [ME. haveles, haf(e)les, OE. hafenéas.] Having nothing; destitute. —c1450-2 Howlat 982.
Thy nakit cors … a foule carioun. Hatit and hawles [B. hafles]