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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: 1513
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Infest, a. [L. infestus.] Hostile. — 1513 Doug. vii. viii. 15.
This hellis wench infest Ane hasty fury on his hundis kest 1513 Ib. xii. iii. 51.
Drances, that had full gret envy At ȝyng Turnus, always to hym infest
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"Infest adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/infest_adj>
