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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: 1500-1512

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Robene, n.1 [The personal name.] Robene and … Dik, men chosen at random. Cf. mod. Eng. Tom, Dick and Harry. See also Robin in the box. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. (O.U.P.) 170/84.
The devillis … Rownand to Robene and to Dik, Renunce thy God and cum to me

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