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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1543
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Rowand. Var. ? of Rowan(e (= Rouen), or perh. ? of Round adj. 3 b in an otherwise unrecorded sense (= with pommel, cf. Round n. 5 a.) — 1543 Aberd. B. Rec. MS XVIII (Jam. s.v. Skawbert).
Ane Frence rapar [pr. repar] … gardit with blak hiltis of the rowand faissioun
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