A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Wemeles, adj. [ME wemmeles (c1275), wemless (Cursor M.).] Unhurt. —a1500 Golagros and Gawane 99.
Bot thow mend hym that mys … Thow sall rew in thi ruse … Or thou wend of this wane wemeles away!