A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Sibredyn,) Sybredyn, Sibrend, -rent, n. [ME and e.m.E. sibrede (1297), sybredyne (?a1400), sybred (1575), late OE sibreden (a1127), f. Sib adj. and OE rǽden condition. Cf. Kinrent n. and Kinred(e n.] Kinship. —c1420 Wynt. ii 75.
Till sybredyn [C. sibrent, W. sibrend] haffand na knawlage And, but all reverence off maryage
