A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Speller,) Speler(e, n. [Spell v.2] A speller, one who spells in sense 3 a of Spell v.2 —1680 Dunlop P. III 9.
Ye man taeke a litill patience in reiding of this ill wryten paper for we that ar women ar ill speleres
