A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Oversail(l, Oversale, v. [ME. (1499) and e.m.E. oversayl(l)e, ouersail tr., OE. oferseᵹlian intr.] = Oursaile v. —1513 Doug. vi. x. 101 (Ruddim.).
We … Has ouer salit of hel the grete fludis 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1072 (Ch.).
Oversaillit
