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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1494, 1659
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Sorting, vbl. n.1 Also: sorten. [ME and e.m.E. sortyng (c1358), -ing (1554); Sort v.1 2.] The action of putting in order or classifying. — 1494 Treasurer's Accounts I 248.
Giffyne for sorten of the tymmyr in the ȝard iij s. iij d. 1659 Glasgow B. Rec. II 426.
The sowme of twa hundreth markes … for sorting and inventering of the tounes wrytis
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