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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1473-1599
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Hie altar, alter(e, n. [Hie a. 5.] = Hé altare. Also attrib. with end. —1473 Treasurer's Accounts I. 64.
For the makin of thre albis … for the hie alter 1490 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 46.
The hie altar in Sanct Nicholas Kirk 1535 Stewart 58844.
He … bureit was … In the freir kirk at the hie altar end 15.. Clariodus iv. 2409.
In regale seats … befor the hie altere