A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Auchful, Auchtful(l, irreg. varr. of Awfull a. —a1400 Leg. S. . 1102.
Befor the auchtfull Iug & king Ib. xiv. 85.
One that auchtful day Ib. xviii. 1389.
A lyone … That mykil was & auchful bathe Ib. xix. 27.
He sa mekil … and auchful vas
