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

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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1589-1600

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Re-incounter, v. Also: re-encountre. [e.m.E. reencounter to encounter, esp. in a hostile fashion (1523), f. re- and Enconter v. Cf. Rancounter v.]1589–90 Reg. Privy C. IV 828.
Lord Hamiltoun (that be aventur re-incounterit him on the way)
1600 Criminal Trials II 217.
His owne seruants … re-encountred the saide earle and his seruants … it pleased God … to giue his maiesties seruants the victorie

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