A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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(Pip-,) Pypand, ppl. a.1 [Of doubtful origin and application. Cf. Pipandppl. a.2, and Pipe v.3 = to peep.] ? Moist, glistening (as something cooked and ready to eat) or ? shining (like a bright eye from nearly closed lids) with a gleaming effect. — a1500 Henr. Fab. 2127 (Ch.).
Ane syde of salmond … callour pypand [Hart collour pying] like ane pertrik ee
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