A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Macilent, a. [L. macilentus, e.m.E. (1607).] Lean, thin. —1535 Stewart 35758.
With sic abundance of exceidand sweit, His cumlie cors … lene wes maid, and macilent
