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: 1627-1628
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Merd, n. [e.m.E. merd(e (1477), mard, F. merde, L. merda.] A turd; in plur., excrement, dung. —a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1638.
The mair in merdis ye tramp into [etc.]
