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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Borowstoun, Borrowstoun, n. Also: borousto(u)ne, borows-, borovstoun; borroustoun(e, borrowstone, -town, borrowis-, borrestoun, borroughstowne. [Common variant of Burrowstoun.] A borough. Also attrib.(a) 1425 Acts II. 10/1.
Hostelaris in boroustounis and throuchfaris c1515 Henr. Asl. MS. II. 141/3.
Off twa mys … Off quhom the eldar in a borowstoun … wonnyt Ib. (heading).
The tale of the wplandis mous and the borowstoun mous 1549 Compl. 167/12.
There is nocht ane boroustone nor landuard paris vitht in the realme, bot [etc.] 1596 Dalr. II. 89/24.
Als in this parleament, to lardes, baronis, and boroustoun men, is commendet the biging of schipis c 1613 Haddington Corr. 125.
My desir is to be quhair ye ar, quhether it be in landuart, or the boroustoune(b) 1514 Acta Conc. MS. XXVI. 169.
That the proclamatioun of the decret … be proclamit in all borrowstownys neidfull c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 89.
I wald thay borrowstounis barnis had breikkis Ib. 153.
Baith throw the land and borrowstounis ?1549 Monro W. Isles 15.
In this ile ther is twa paroche kirks, that ane … in the borrowstone of Buitt a1585 Maitland M. Q. i. 1.
Sum wyfes of the borroustoun Sa wonder vaine ar and wantoun Ib. vi. 20.
All borrowis [E. burrowis] tounis 1587-99 Hume iii. 29.
In cittie nor in borroughstowne May nane set foorth their heid 1644 Acts VI. 142.
Borrowstoun kirkis being alwayes excepted 1652 Fam. Burnet 282.
In any borrestoun she pleaseth to dwell in
