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: 1456, 1513
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(Unvariabill,) Unvariabyl, -able, Onvariabill, adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. unvaryabil (c1425), vnvariable (c1440); Variabil(l adj.] Unvarying, constant. —1456 Hay I 12/27.
The see is foundit apon the ferme erde, depe and sad unvariable 1513 Doug. xii vi 18.
I sall with my hand sone make ferm and stabill Our appoyntment, for evir onvariabill [Ruddim. vnuariabyl]
