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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Manting, vbl. n. Stammering. —15.. Sym & Bruder 125.
God saif him … And keip the man fra manting mekle a 1660 Sempill P. 33/761.
One said, the carling counterfeits the canting. Another said, it's but the matrons manting

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