A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Ostel, n. [ME. ostel (13th c.), osteill (c 1450), hostel(e (14th c.), OF. ostel, -eil, hostel.] A house where lodging and entertainment are provided for travellers, a hospice. —a1400 Legends of the Saints xxv. 431.
He … to his ostel has hyme borne & mad a fyre sone hyme beforne
