A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Participil, n. [ME. and e.m.E. participle (Wyclif), -pulle (1432–50), OF. participle.] The participle of a verb. —c1505-8 Donatus 1 a.
The futert tyme of participil 1531 Vaus (1531) 1.
Twa participilis … ar drawyn … fra this verbe active
