A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Prenunce, v. (OF prenoncer (Froissart), L. prænuntiāre or -nunciāre, to foretell. Cf. 17th c. Eng. prenunciate id. (1623). See also Pronunce v.2) —1580 Cath. Tr. 48/6.
The cleane sacrifice quhilk Malachias did prenunce and forespeake
