A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Oldar, -er, Oulder, compar. a. [Late ME. (c 1440) and e.m.E.; cf. ME. (Layamon) and e.m.E. aldre, alder, and Elder a.] Elder; older. —1588 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 21.
John Leslie of Balquhane older Ib. 44.
John Leslie older of Balquhane 1630 Ib. 314.
Thay ar of ane oldar dait ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. II. 20.
An elder, etc. it meanes an oulder in yeares
