A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Ourlefe,) Ourleff, Oureleyf, v.1 [Lefe v.3 Cf. Ourleve v., and Ourlefev.2] tr. To outlive. —14.. Reg. Maj. 89.
Gif that samyn man ourleffis the wif 1587 Melville Chart. 130.
Giff sche oure leyfis the said Johne Melwyll
