A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Overiswoman, n. [After Over(i)sman n. 3.] = Ourman n. 3 a or b, Over(i)sman n. 3 a or b, when this is a woman. —1567 Reg. Morton I. 17.
And … Marie Quene of Scottis oueriswoman of my said testament
