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: 1438-1439
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(Onhere,) v. P.t. onherde. [After ON. heyra á lit ‘to hear on or upon’.] intr. To listen, give ear. —1438–9 Rec. Earld. Orkney 71.
That we … bystude saw and onherde and for witnessis wes tane quhen that [etc.]
