A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Schawabill, adj. [ME shewable (c1400); S(c)haw v.] That can be proved or demonstrated (to be of a certain nature). —Arundel MS 246/239.
O glorius King amang Thy sanctis quhilk a[rt] levabill and vnfinit schawabill
