A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Outer-,) Owtirwart, adv. [Altered f. Outwart: cf. Outer a.] (? More) on the outside. —a1400 Leg. S. xliii. 23.
Next hire flesch … Scho had al tyme the harsk hare & ves owtirwart to the sicht Cled in gold
