A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Ourvolve, Ourevolve, -wolve, v. (? Our adv. 2 and L. volvere to roll, turn, hence ‘to turn over, lay aside’, unless the original read onrevolvit ‘not turned over’ (On- prefix and L. revolvĕre to turn over) and the I is an error.) —1513 Doug. vii. Prol. 154.
For byssynes quhilk occurrit on cace Ourvoluyt I [E. Oure woluit I; Ruthv. Ourevolvit of] this volume lay a space
