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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1573
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Scrib(e, v. [Aphetic f. e.m.E. describe (1526) to set forth in writing, descrybe (1535) to enrol in a register (cf. Descrive v.) or f. Scrib(e n.1] To set down in writing, document, describe. — 1573 Bk. Dunvegan 93.
The landis ilis and offices efter scribit they ar to say, the landes called Ardmannach [etc.]
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