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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: 1602
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Lothing, vbl. n. [e.m.E. and late ME. lothing, -ynge, ME. (north.) lathynge (Rolle).] Loathing, detestation. — 1602 Davidson in Three Reformers 153.
Whairby thair growes an hatred, lothing and lawing of sinne in us
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"Lothing vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/lothing>
