A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1568
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(Mirk-,) Marklynis, adv. [f. Mirk a. and -lingis (as in bak-, flat-, hedelingis etc.) Also in the later dial. (Jam.).] In the dark, in darkness. —a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlviii. 56.
Weill may thay brukit, thay neid nocht to lukit, Bot graip it marklynis be the grund