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: 1475-1513, 1577-1589
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Lang, prep. Also: lange. [Aphetic f. Alang.] = Langis prep. —c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix. 1477.
Wndyr a bray thai buschyt thaim rycht law, Lang the wattyr 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 111.
The left syde lang salt thou … Cyrkil a1578 Pitsc. II. 164/3.
[They] come lange the cost wpoun futte 1589 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 300.
Of euery laid on horsbak cuming lang thair said brig four pennies
