A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lif, v.2 [? Irreg. var. of Lift v. 1.] ? tr. To raise, cause to stand, up. —a1400 Leg. S. x. 175.
Ger thame lif vpe [L. excitate eos], gyf ȝe may
