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: 1597-1598
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Neiv, n. (? Cf. late ME. (once) neve ‘neuerthryfte, or wastour’ (Prompt. Parv.).) —a1598 Ferg. Prov. MS. No. 779.
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