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: 1550
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Unrefrenit, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. vnrefrain'd (1593); Refrene v.] Unchecked, unrestrained. —c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i 825.
Esperance … With cruell mind thair vnrefrenit … Rehersit wordis iniurious