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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1653

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Pose, v.2 [Aphetic f. Oppos(e v.] tr. To oppose, stand in the way of (a person, in something he wishes to obtain or achieve) = Oppos(e v. 3, Oppone v. 4. —1653 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XXIII 307.
Hee showes nothing for it, but takes it dudgion, that wee should pose him in his entry to the possession of it [a house]

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