A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Rute-fast,) Rut-fast, adj. [ME and obs. late ME rotfest (1127), rotefast (c1375); Rut(e n. and Fast adj.] Held firmly by the roots. —a1400 Leg. S. xliv 260.
Bot scho mycht nocht steryt be Mare thane ware a rutfast tre
