A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1537-1538
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(Ir-,) Yronice, adv. (L. īrōnice ironically.) —a1538 Abell 113 b.
Of him in sport yronice spak the lord Lile to the King sayand, ‘Schir this abbat. .is nocht for ws courteowris’
