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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1597
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Sulphur vivum, n. [17th c. Eng. sulphur vivum (1651), L. sulphur vivum live sulphur.] Sulphur before purification. — 1597 Bk. Rates 11.
Inuarte Custumes Sulphur viuum the pund
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"Sulphur Vivum n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/sulphur_vivum>
