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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1699
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Stenge gers, Steang girs, n. [? Sting n. and Gers n., Girs(e n.] The cruciferous weed Bursa pastoris or shepherd's purse. — 1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. xxviii (Adv.).
Bursa pastoris, hencaill also stenge gers [also steang girs]
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"Stenge Gers n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/stenge_gers>
