A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1699
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Popye, n. [e.m.E. poppie, ME popy, -i, OE popæg, popeg.] A poppy. —1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. cx (Bot.).
Papauer, popye or chesboll