A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lilting, vbl. n. Cheerful or merry singing. —a1706 Blythsome Wedding in Watson's Coll. i. 8.
Fy let us all to the briddel For there will be lilting there
