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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1623

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Querch(e, Queirch, n. Sc. var. of Curch(e n.1, a kerchief. Cf. Quirtch n., quersha, s.v. Curcha(y n. —a1400 Legends of the Saints ii 265.
And with the querch hid his face And sone wes hedit a1400 Ib. 278.
In his blud He wet the querch a1400 Ib. 295.
Querche 1623 Inverness Rec. II 162.
Four smal queirches, tua smal lyning ruffis [etc.]

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