A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Oisit,) Oysit, -yde, Oyssit, ppl. a. Used, accustomed; practised; customary. —c1420 Wynt. i. 250.
Twbalkayin delytyt … Be oysyde craft to wyrk mettalle Ib. ix. 2214.
The Kyrk catholike … Be oysit [C. oyssit] custume [etc.]
