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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1529-1532

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Octo, n.Reduced var. of Octave n. 1 b (perh. conformed to L. octo eight). —1529 Edinb. Hammermen in Mill Mediæval Plays 233.
On Corpus Christi day & the octo day in wyne & bred … xiiij d. 1532 Edinb. Hammermen in Mill Mediæval Plays 233.
One the octo day

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