A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Under-, -ir-, Wnder-, prefix. (ME, e.m.E. and OE under (Under prep. and adv.) prefixed to nouns, verbs, etc. in the senses of ‘beneath, below’, and ‘lower than, inferior to’ (see the separate entries below).)
