A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Luf, ? scribal (by confusion with Lufe n.1 2, a lover) for Lof n. (praise, honour). —Brus xv. 351 (C).
Lat ilk man on his luf than [E. lemman, H. life than] meyne