A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1660
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(Lufe,) Luif, v.3 Also: loofe. [ME. love (Gower), e.m.E. loofe, loff-, luff-, f. Lufe n.2: cf. e.m. Du. loeven, loufen.] intr. To luff, bring the head of the ship nearer the wind. —a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xlviii. 143.
Come na lauer, bot luif a lytill we 1618-60 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 211.
Be thou my pilot, safely loofe and steere
