A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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(Swyfe,) Swyve, n. [Swyfe v.] An act of, or opportunity for, copulation. —a1568 Scott iv 36.
Wedow men that wantis To steill a pair of swyvis
