A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Proavus, n. (L. prŏăvus a great grandfather; a forefather, ancestor). —1535 Stewart 57317.
Proauus als siclike wes to my mother The erle of Marche
