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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Ofthrifte, n. [Thrift n.] Unthrift, failure to thrive or do well, evil or dissolute conduct. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxv. 150.
Na thi handis sal nocht lyfte Wpwart to God fore thine ofthrifte
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