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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quaig, n. ? e.m.E. quag(ge (1589) ‘a marshy or boggy spot’. —1582 Stirlings of Keir 425.
Terris de Ratherun Striueling, alias Quaigis de Strathallun, Classingallis, Schaner, [etc.]