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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Curcha(y, -ey, n. Also: curts(h)ay. [Reduced forms of Curchef. Cf. Courchay.] = Courche. Also attrib. with claith.See also dule curchay, nicht curchey.a1540 Freiris Berwik 148 (M).
Ane quhyt curchey sche cast vpon hir heid 1565 Treas. Acc. XI. 383.
xij elnis of Holand claith to be curchais 1566 Ib. MS. 72.
iiij elnis of lynnyng to be curchais 1567 Edinb. Test. I. 39 b.
Ten elnis of curchay clayth 1642 Dumfries Test. I. 113 b.
Ane reid wylliecoate … and ane curtshay Ib. 114.
Ane curtsay

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