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: 1596
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Posse, appar. phonetic var. of Purs n. (purse), in the later Sc. dial. (once, 1795) also as puss. —1596 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 11.
I brocht not faife hundrithe kroons vith me … and sir my staying … on this errand this tva monethe hes bein no small maittir onto my posse
