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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.

Histor(e, Histoir, n. [ME. histoire (Gower), F. histoire.] History. —1581 Cath. Tr. 84/10.
All the mischiuous reulers in … profane histors c1590 J. Stewart II /25.
The histoir is lamentabill to heir 1608 Highland P. III. 113.
The trew histore of the speciall turnes

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