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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: 1563-1570
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Nonwit, n. Want of wit, insanity, imbecility. — 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 30.
And he the said bischop to be to him as curatour and gouernour during all the tyme of his nonwit
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"Nonwit n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/nonwit>
