A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Rabi,) Raby(e, n. [ME (Cursor M., Rolle) and e.m.E. rabi, raby, rabby, e.m.E. also rabbi(e, OF rabi, rabbi, L. rabbi, Heb. rabbī my master, through the Gk.] Rabbi (used as a form of address to one of high authority or learning, here the Pope). —c1450-2 Howlat 94 (A).
Befor the pape … on kneis he fell Said Aue Raby [B. rabye]
