A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pans, n.2 (? OF. panse a thought. Cf. Pans v. 1.) —a1500 Colk. Sow i. 389.
Thair [sc. minstrels'] instrumentis in tonis felis And all thair plat pure pansis Coud no the fete of ony dansis
