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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Nob, v. (Appar., to strike or beat; ? cf. mod. Eng. nob ‘to strike (one) on the head’ (1812), f. nob n. the head (a 1700), ? f. knob n.) — 15.. Christis Kirk 184 (M).
Thair durst na ten cum him to tak So nobbit [B. nowit] he thair nowis
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