A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Wevelyne,) Weifleyn, Wiflyne, n. [ME wyuelyng(e (1294-5), weueling (1400-2), Du. weveling ratline, f. MDu. wevel weft (see Sandahl Middle English Sea Terms I 180 ff., and OED s.v. Windling n. 1); Weve v. and Line n.2, Ling n.3] Woven cord. —1511 Treas. Acc. IV 300.
Item, tua cordalis, x trosis, iij teis, xxiiij dussone of uthir pece cordalis, iiij pece weifleyn, with divers utheris cordalis, extending to iiijmvjcliij pund wecht 1511–12 Treas. Acc. IV 288.
xj pece small cordalis … iij gret cordalis, xvijc wiflyne brocht fra Flandris
