A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Licht-,) Lycht-wittit, a. [Licht a.1 .] Of fickle or inconstant mind. —1456 Hay I. 275/34.
Than it is sum part dishonourable till him to be callit sa lycht wittit that he suld mak sa sudane ane appellacioun, and syne to repent and gayncall his proposicioun
