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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: 1658-1700
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Stanir, n. (? ME stoner (c1440) one skilled in precious stones; Stan(e n. 11 or ? = stane-hewar or -ledar (Stan(e n. 21 d).) — 1658–1700 Greyfriars Interments 77.
Brown, James, stanir at the west Port, and Quaker
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