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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1533, 1593-1594

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Passill, n. (Appar. OF. passel a path (1323 in Godef.); also, ? a small pass or valley. ( —1533 Boece xiv. xi. 561 b.
In thair native cuntre thai have na landis … Nocht ane smale passill village nor ȝeit ane proper hous nor flett 1593–4 Index. Edinb. Test. I. 246.
James Muncke in the passill of Strakynnes

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