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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: 1596
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Sorting, vbl. n.2 [Sort v.2 1 b.] Sallying forth. — 1596 Warrender P. (SHS) II 296.
A saxkoir of men, that he had reserved to stand on horsback with him selff … against the sorting of the toune
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"Sorting vbl. n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/sorting_vbl_n_2>
