A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1648-1649
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(Swannet,) Suannet, n. [e.m.E. swannet (c1580); Swan n.] An immature swan. Only fig. —a1649 Drummond II 273/6.
Melpomene in Athenes neuer song More sueter accents … Then vhen she veeping daigned by Forth to sing, Forth vhere thy heuenlie suannet [sc. King James VI] loues to dwel
