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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: 1577-1578
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Magnificent-, Magnifiecentlie, adv. [e.m.E. (1538).] Sumptuously, splendidly. — a1578 Pitsc. I. 112/13. a1578 Ib. 381/21.
The earle … convoyit the Kingis maiestie … and … bankitit him magnifiecentlie in the place of Phenhevin
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