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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.
Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Jasper, n. [ME. (c 1330), also jaspre, OF. jaspre. The usu. Sc. form is Jasp(e and the form quoted here may be the substitution of an English scribe.] A jasper. — ? 15.. Dunb. To London 17.
Gemme of all joy, jasper of jocunditie
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