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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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(Phare,) Phair, n. [OF. phare (1553 in Hatz.-Darm.), L. pharus, Gk. φάρος. Cf. e.m.E. phare (1656).] A lighthouse. —a1538 Abell 15 b.
This phair wes ane gret toure … bigit apone 7 glasin lopstayris in the see

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