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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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Sprutlis, Sprutillis, n. pl. [MLG sprut(e)le a freckle.] Spots, speckles. See also Spraiklis n. pl. —1513 Doug. v ii 90.
A gret eddir … Of freklit sprutlis [Ruddim. sprutillis, Sm. spraiklis] al hir bak schone

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