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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outscattell, n. In Shetland: The outlying or outfield part of the scattald: cf. Outfeild n. 1. —1575–6 Reg. Privy S. VII. 75/1.
To ryve out and birne and win new corne landis upoun ony part or partis of the inscattell callit infeild or outscattell callit outfeild pertening to the landis … abonementionat … and to mak habitationis saittis and quoyis thairupoun
