A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Nesch, Nes, a. [ME. and e.m.E. nesche, nesshe, nesse, ME. also neys(se (a 1250), neisshe, neische, e.m.E. also nassh (1495), nash, OE. hnesce, nesc, næsc.] Soft, yielding easily to pressure. —a1400 Leg. S. iv. 266.
The stane, quhen he lad was ther, Wex nesch as it wax war Ib. xlii. 95.
Yrne to make als nes As leide
