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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: 1626
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Mate, v.2 [e.m.E. mate (1509) in various senses, f. Mate n.1] tr. ? To provide (one) with what is suitable: ? cf. Mate n.1 3. — 1626 Haigs of Bemersyde 178.
I pray you … write to my colonel … desiring him … to mate me in clothes if you be not able
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"Mate v.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/mate_v_2>
