A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lupus. Also: Lupis, Lupe. [L. lupus wolf. (Cf. Loup).] a. As a name given, first by Henryson, to the wolf. b. A wolf. —a. a1500 Henr. Fab. 1018 (B).
‘Alace’, quod Lourence, ‘Lupus [Ch. Lupe], that thow art lost’ 1528 Lynd. Dreme 895 (see Lowrence b).
Lupis —b. 1584 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 6.
To ken the lupus in a lamb skyn lappit
