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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: 1399-1400
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Mat, altered (or ? erron.) var. of Mad a. [sense 1 (2)]. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xvi. 851.
Ay the mare he presit hyme To that ioyful place to clyme The mar he wox mat & mate
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"Mat adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/mat>
