A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1499, 1567-1568
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Scaffing, Skaf(f)ing, vbl. n. [Scaff v.] a. The action of Scaff v. = Scaffery n. b. That which is obtained by scaffing. = Scaffery n. c. —a. a1568 Bannatyne MS I p. 17/30.
Think that this lyfe is nocht thé lent For skafing heir of skruf and skum —b. a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 174 (Harl.).
Quhat sall we commone of composiciouns Quhare nother is kepit iustice nor mercy? … Sic scaffing [Arund. skaffing] may be callit mydding corne
