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: 1520-1535
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(Purifying,) Purifiing, vbl. n. [Purify v.] The action of purifying, in sense 2 of Purify v. Only in Nisbet, after Purvey. —c1520-c1535 Nisbet (see Purify v. 2).
