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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mother-nakeit, a. Also: mother-naiked, -naikit, muthirnekit. [e.m.E. mother naked (1526).] = Moder-nakit. — 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. I. 90.
Mother naikit as thow was borne 1615 Reg. Privy C. X. 376.
[They] pullit hir sark over hir head and pat hir mother-naiked out at the dure ? c 1625 Bk. Dunvegan I. 119.
Thay … tirrit hir mother nakeit with hir children and tuik away with thame all thair close c 1653 Irvine Mun. II. 254.
Tual souldiors … muthir nekit and had nothing
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