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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: 1590

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Totteringlie, adv. [17th c. Eng. totteringly (1660); Totter v.] In a shaky or precarious manner. —c1590 Fowler I 126/3.
I saw no mortall thingis so ferme and stable stand … bot totteringlie declyne, Vnstable in thair trustles course

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