A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ild, var. of eild Elde n. (old age). —1535 Stewart 44923.
Auerice … The moir perfite it growis now in ild [: child, = cheild]
