A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1585
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Radiant, adj. [e.m.E. and late ME radyant (c1450), radiant, L. radiānt-, F. radiant (1466 in Wartburg).] Sending out rays of light, radiant. — a1585 Maitland Quarto MS 157/113.
Hir luikis as Titan radiant Wald pers ane hairt of adamant
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