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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1570-1595, 1649-1671
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Hirdman, Hyrdman, n.2 [e.m.E. and ME. hirdman, ME. hirde-, OE. hyrdeman.] A herdsman. —1513 Doug. vii. ix. 131.
Mony of the hyrdmen 1513 Ib. xii. xii. 57.
Fe masteris and hyrdmen 1570 Satirical Poems xii. 71.
Hirdmen sall hint ȝow vpthrow Garranis gyll1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Bucolica, buiks containing ballads of hirdmen1649-71 Lamont Diary 27.
Ther was a hirdman in Angus
