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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: 1500-1512
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Onsair, a. [Sare a.; cf. OE. unsár, ON. úsárr, MDa. usaar, MSw. osar.] Unsore, free from pain. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxiii. 23.
Thane had my dyt beine all in duill … Quhair now I sing with heart onsair
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