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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: 1513

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Swarffand, ppl. adj. [Swarf(f v.] Of receding waves, in fig. context: Drained of power, spent. —1513 Doug. x vi 5.
Mony abaid the ebbyng of the sand Quhill the swarffand [pr. swarf fard] wallys abak dyd draw [L. multi servare recursus languentis pelagi]

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