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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1590
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(Linch,) v. P.t. lyncht. (? Cf. north. e.m.E. linche ‘claudicare’ (1570). and mod. sonth. Sc. dial. linch. linsh (Jam., EDD.) ‘to halt, to limp’.) — c1590 J. Stewart 68/115.
Sum lyncht, sum gleyid, sum haid ane keppand snout
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