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: 1657-1658
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(Redifying,) Reddefieing, vbl. n. [Redify v.] The action of rebuilding or restoring. = Re-edifying vbl. n. —1657–8 Dumbarton Common Gd. Acc. 225.
Expenss deburst in reddefieing of the commoun mylne efter the burneing thairof