A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Custum(e)-fre, a. [Custum(e n. 2.] = Custome-frie. (Also as noun). —1482 Edinb. Chart. 167.
That it salbe lefull to thame to sel … to alienaris or strangearis … custume fre 1537 Reg. Privy S. II. 331/2.
The gift of his custum fre of all woll, hyde, skin, [etc.] … awand custum to our soverane lord
