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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1571-1610
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Fit, n.2 Also: feat. [ME. fytte, fitt(e, OE. fitt.] A sudden illness. — 1571 Misc. Bann. C. III. 119.
I tuik the first fitte of my feaver 1571 Ib. 124. 1600-1610 Melvill 248.
A heavie feat of the tertian overtuk me
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"Fit n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/fit_n_2>
