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: 1436, 1498
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Scouting, Schoutyn, vbl. n.1 [Scout n.1] The action of carrying or ferrying in a ‘scout’; ? the charge or fee for such ferrying. —1436 Exchequer Rolls IV 679.
Pro naulo barce vocate scowte, le scouting 1498 Halyb. 106.
For beryn and for schoutyn of thaim 2 s. 3 gis
