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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1499
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Herberyt, ppl. a. [ME. herborid (1388).] Of land: Having a dwelling erected upon it. —14.. Acts I. 26/2.
Quha sum evir be made new burges of a waste lande and he hafe na lande wythin the burgh herberyt … efter the fyrst ȝere he sall haf herberyt lande and byggyd