A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quyt, irreg. var. of wyt Wit n., wisdom. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. (S.T.S.) lxx 22 (M).
For quyt away so wyld fra ws is worne, And in folie we ar so fer infectit, At but thy help, thy kingrik is forlorne
