A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rat-rane. [Prob. f. rat, as in Rat-rime, and Rane n.] A rigmarole. —1513 Doug. viii Prol. 147.
He racht me a roll … The roytast ane ragment with mony rat rane [Ruddim. ratt-rime]
