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: 1500-1599
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Unferd, adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. vnferde (1435), vnfear'd (1600); Ferd ppl. adj.] Unafraid. = Unaffrayit ppl. adj. —15.. Christis Kirk (Laing MS) § 16.
The uther four that war vnferd [B. on affeird, M. vneffeird] Bet on with barrow trames