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: 1567-1568
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Prefulgent, adj. [L. praefulgens, e.m.E. prefulgent (1651).] Shining surpassingly, pre-eminent in brightness. — a1568 Scott xiv 2.
Bemis Off Phebus fair prefulgent visage bricht
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