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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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September, n. Also: Septembre, Semptember. [ME and e.m.E. septembre (c1290), semtembir (c1400), September (1509), F. september, septembre (c1119 and 13th c. in Larousse), L. September, Septembr-; also OE September.] The month of September.(a) 1393 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 28.
The xviij day of September ?1423 Edinb. Chart. 214.
The tuentyth day of the moneth of September 1447 Edinb. Chart. 68.
Septembre c1475 Wall. iv 1.
In September, the humyll moneth suette, Quhen … lewys had lost thair colouris of plesence c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 203/15.
Withowt guid lyff, all in the selff dois de As Mayis flouris dois in September drye 1511–12 Treas. Acc. IV 273.
xv wolkis to Settirday, the xxvij day of September last bipast 1534 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS VI 119b.
James Sinclar to compeir … befor the said … counsale … all the law dais fra the x day of September nixt to cum to [etc.] 1570-3 Bann. Trans. 38.
About the myddis of September 1578 Acts III 103/2. 1582 Colville Lett. 8.
From Stirling the ferd of September 1582 1591 Thanes of Cawdor 202.
xxvij September being Munounday 1603 Moysie 19.
The xxviij day of September, being Michelmas ewin 1670 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 259.
Being the tuentie sevint day of September last bypast(b) 1565 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. 15 June.
In the moneth of Semptember
