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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: 1456

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Lene, v.2 [ME. lene(n, lenyn, early leanen, OE. hlǽnian, f. Lene a.] tr. To make lean. —1456 Hay II. 73/12.
Quhat thingis fattys or lenys men maist 1456 Ib. 133/11.
Quhat thingis ar maist … lenand men

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