A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Naissance, n. [e.m.E. (once) nayssaunce (Caxton), F. naissance: cf. Nascence.] Birth. —1494 Loutfut MS. 22 b.
And the second day of his [sc. the Phoenix's] naissance is maid lik a litil chekin
