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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1522-1610, 1661
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Dilmont, -mond, n. Also: dylmont, dilmonth, -mound, dulmond. [Variant of Dinmont.] A year-old wether.1522 Fife Sheriff Ct. 267.
Ten dylmontis & fyfte gymmeris, price of the pece iiij s. witht thar woll 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 66/33.
Baytht ȝouis and lammis, … gylmyrs and dilmondis, and mony herueist hog 1578 Brechin Testaments I. 14 b.
Ten gymmer and dulmond1580 Ib. 25 b.
Ten gymmer and dilmond1593 Ib. 109.
Auchtene scheip, thairof xij ȝowis and gymmeris, the rest dulmondis 1597 Ib.162.
viij ȝowis and four dilmoundis 1610 Ib. II. 59.
Thrie ȝowis, with ffour gymmer & dulmondis being clippit1661 Buccleuch Mun. II. 308.
Aucht hundereth wedderis, … fyue hundereth dilmondis, … sex hundereth ȝewis, hogis, and gimmerisattrib. 1580 Brechin Testaments I. 31 b.
Ten gymmer and dilmond scheipe 1583 St. A. Test. II. 186.
Thre dilmonth scheip
