A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Wanes, n. [Wa adj.] Grief, sorrow. —1535 Stewart 2735.
The wemen … tuke sic melancoly That sum for wanes lap into the se
