A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Defule, v. [OF. defuler, var. of defouler Defoule v. Cf. Diffule v.] tr. To defile. —a1400 Legends of the Saints xxx. 635.
Tho thu defulyt be With man, I forgyf it thé