A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Life-,) Lyf-grace, n. Grace or pardon so far as one's life is concerned. —c1460 Consail Vys Man 77.
Wnlawte … Garris mony ane los baithe lyf and land, And al suppos thai get lyf-grace Ȝit have thai scham in euery place
