A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Opinit,) Oppynnit, ppl. a. [Late ME. openyd (15th c.).] Opened. —a1568 Bann. MS. 231 b/17.
Hir hair wes lyk the oppynnit silk