A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kindred, a. [e.m.E. kind-, kyndred (c 1532), occas. var. of kinred n. and adj. (also kindred(en occas. in ME.).] Kindred (as an attrib. or adj.); existing between kinsmen, for a kinsman. —1550 Boyd Fam. P. 22 Dec.
And that for the kindred lwif … towart the said Jhone my broder son
