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: 1600-1699
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Redification, n. [Redify v. Cf. e.m.E. and late ME reedification action of rebuilding (1473).] fig. Reconstruction, reformation. —16.. Herries Mem. 45.
They begane there redification with the Lord Seatoune. … They misdoubt his integritie, and puts him from his charge