A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Spauning,) Spawning, vbl. n. [Late ME spawnynge (Prompt. Parv.); Spaun v.] The action of casting spawn. —1531 Bell. Boece I xliii.
Thir salmond, … eftir thair spawning … grow sa lene and small
