A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1508
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Transmov(e, v. [ME and e.m.E. transmuwe(n (Chaucer), transmue (1512), transmoue (Spenser), F. transmuer, L. transmūtāre, appar. with formal influence f. Move v.] tr. To change, transform. —c1508 Chepman and Myllar Prints vii c 3.
That maidenis haue … Transmovit [B. transformit] is in serpentis crueltee Fra thay … be weddit
