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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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(Prudentiall,) Prudenciall, adj. [ME prudenciall (once in OED, c1400), also 17th c. Eng. -tial(l (1641), med. L. prudentialis (9th c.). Cf. L. prūdēntia.] Characterized by prudence. = Prudent adj. 3. —a1568 Weddirburne Bann. MS 287b/3.
Allace is all thy wit prudenciall

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