A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1505-1508
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Purfelling, Purphaling, vbl. n. [Late ME purfiling (1483), -feling (a1500), f. Purfell v.] a. Furnishing (a garment) with a border. b. concr. ? Edging or bordering material of some kind. —1505 Treasurer's Accounts III 44.
To … the Inglis furrour for purfelling of ane goun to the quene 1508 Ib. IV 129.
For purphaling for wamplates, taggis for harnes, j Birge spounge, ij handis to renȝeis
