A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Oursleif, v. [Sleve v.] intr. To slip over or past. —a1500 K. Hart 611.
Ȝe did greit mis … That sleuthfullie suld lat ȝour tyme oursleif [: leif] And cum this lait
