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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Wolfyne, n. [ME wuluene (Ancr. R.), wluine (Havelok), OE wylfen, MDu. wolvinne.] A she-wolf. —a1500 Henr. Fab. 902.
The … vildcat, and the wild wolfyne [Ch. uild wod swyne, H. wyld wod swyne]