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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1533
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Prisk, adj. [L. prisc-us of or belonging to former times, olden, primitive.] Prisk Latinis, Prisk Latin pepill, etc., the Latins of the time before the foundation of Rome, the ‘ancient’ or original Latins. Rendering L. Prisci Latini. —1533 Bell. Livy I 75/33.
For quhat occasioun … the fader patrat of the … Romane pepill has denuncit were to the fader patrat of Prisk Latynis and to all the Latyne pepill 1533 Ib. 76/19.
Becaus the Prisk Latyne pepill … has … done iniuris aganis the quirites & Romane pepil [etc.]