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: 1590-1635
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Newnes, n. [e.m.E. and ME., OE. níow-, néownes.] Newness: freshness, ‘rawness’, inexperience; renewal. —c1590 Fowler II. 14/15.
If any for my newnes thinks worser of me then I was willing to deserue 1635 Dickson Wr. I. 175.
If the fruits of Christ's resurrection be newness of life
