A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sterop, n. [?] Appar. some sort of bird of prey. —c1450-2 Howlat 652 (A).
Thar was the haraldis fra the hobby but fable Stanchalis steropis strecht to thai stern lordis [etc.]
