A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Patter patter. [Imitative, but cf. Patter v.] An imitation of the sound of Latin prayers muttered rapidly. —15.. Lord Fergus' Gaist 19.
Ȝe mon … kast the grit haly watter With Pater noster, patter patter
