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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1579-1580

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Wappinsteine, n. [ON vápnastefna.] The name applied to a head-court held in Orkney. Cf. Steine n. and Wapynschaw n. —1579–80 Rec. Earld. Orkney 150.
The sheriff court of Orknay callit the Wappinsteine, haldin be … Lord Robert Stewart, feware of Orknay and Ȝetland, and shireff principall of the samin … the tuentie ferde day of Februar

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