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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1599
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Helm, v. [ME. helme(n (Chaucer), OE. helmian.] To equip with a helm or helmet. — a1500 Bk. Chess 830.
This knycht … suld be helmyt weile 15.. Clariodus i. 1276.
Hardie knichts … As ony micht he helmed wnder scheild
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