A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Phari-,) Pharaseu, n. [ME. farisew, -ysu, pl. farisewess (Ormulum), phariseus (Cursor M.), OE. fari-, phariseus, L. pharisæus, -ēus.] A Pharisee. = Pharisé n.1 —a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi. 437.
As quhen the Pharaseus hym … vpbrad Sayand [etc.]