A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1610-1645
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Intim(e, Intyme, a. [e.m.E. (a 1618), L. intimus.] Intimate. —1610 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 177.
I haue set doun that … his freindschip withe thame … wes not so intime 1642 Baillie II. 35.
The great respects, which sixteen or seventeen years in time famiharitie oblidges me to carrie to your Lordship 1643 Ib. 58.
The … intim familiaritie 1645 Ib. 282.
Very confident and intyme friends