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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Padé-fayr. (Reduced f. *Pallady fair, in the mod. dial. as Paldy Fair, a fair held annually in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, on or about St. Palladius' feast day, Padé day, the 6th of July.) —1568 Kinnaird Farm Bk. 52 b.
Anno 1568 at pade day … thir scheip abowe vritten war boucht in pade fayr
