A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Labial, -el, a. [e.m.E. (1594).] In phonetics: Labial, made with lip closure. —c1616 Hume Orthog. 18.
A labiel symbol can not serve a dental nor a guttural sound; nor a guttural symbol a dental nor a labiel sound Ib.
A labial letter
