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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: 1499-1500
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Namit, ppl. a. [e.m.E. named (1530) in same sense.] Wellknown by name, famous, noted. — a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow Proh. 8.
Quhen … gentillmen of he genolegye Ar assemblit … With namit folkis of he nobilite
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"Namit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/namit>
