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: 1513
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Snoif, v. [MSw. snoa, Sw. sno, ON snúa; with excrescent -v- as in Crove n., etc.] tr. To twist, twirl, spin (a spindle). —1513 Doug. viii vii 100.
To snoif the spyndill, and lang thredis twyne