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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1456
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Purposit, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. purposed (1474), -yd.] Purposed, intended. — 1456 Hay I 84/22.
He … has na knaulage of the perilis, bot dois in a breth of wodenes and ire that he is fest in and nocht be deliberacioun of purposit vertu
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"Purposit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/purposit>
