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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hit, Hyt, pron. [ME. and OE. hit, hyt, also e.m.E. (16th cent.) and mod. Nhb. and Sc. dialect.] The neuter sing. pron. = It. —a1400 Leg. S. xvi. 760.
A swet sawoure fulfyllyt That place & al that vare in hyt 1397 Douglas Chart. 37.
To vppehald his castel in als gude plite as he ressayvis hit in 1524 Douglas Corr. 93.
To use hit [sc. the hous] … for a seasone a1540 Freiris Berw. 139.
Scho … gaif hit buffetis tway Vpoun the cheikis

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