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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1576
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(Tottering,) Tottirine, vbl. n. [ME and e.m.E. toteringe (Trevisa), tottring (1577), tottering (1672); Totter v.] The action of walking or moving unsteadily. — 1576 Aboyne Rec. 479.
For aif we hald tham walkand on erilk syd thai wil nocht wit quhat art to turne tham into, and for my owin part I sal doe quhat lyis in me to ther tottirine
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