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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Pa-,) Pai-, Payment, v. [f. Pament,n.] To pave. —1559 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 52.
The said thesaurar to payment the brayis of the Stok Well … with substantius flaggis 1581-1623 James VI Poems I. 111/39.
The quhiche the dentie flore did paiment uith … flouris
