A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Per-, pref.2 = Par-, Per- pref., q.v. (also Per prep.2). Per bend, bendwise (in heraldry): cf. e.m.E. per bend sinister (1688). Per ordre, see Order n. 7 b. Also Perpale. —1494 Loutfut MS. 146 b.
He beris endent perbend asure & sable
