A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gor, n. [Abbrev. of Grandgore n.] Syphilis. —c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5113.
Strange infirmiteis, … Quhilk humane nature dois abhor, As in the gutt, grauell, and gor
