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: 1399-1400
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Metaphesy, altered form of Metaphysik n., ? with ending conformed to philosophy, theology. —a1400 Legends of the Saints xxi. 342.
The course of manis gettynge Wyrkis al, … As be my-self wele prowit haf I, As man wele tacht in metaphesy
