A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1603
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(Smiling,) Smyl(l)ing, ppl. adj. [ME smiland (Cursor M.), e.m.E. smylynge (1514); Smil(e v.] That smiles, wearing a smile. — 15.. Clariodus ii 1864.
With secreit blenkis … With smylling loukis full of cherising 1603 Philotus 6.
Ȝour lauching lips, ȝour smyling cheir
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