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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1590
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Madle, v. [e.m.E. maddle, maddil (16th c.).] intr. To behave in a frantic or frenzied manner. — c1590 Fowler I. 372/68.
The chased hayre … skipps And madlethe heare & ther
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