A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rayne, var. (? erron.) of Rawn n. —1569 Inverness Rec. I 182.
Gif … Patrik … be comprehendit … [to] slaye ony blak fysche that hes raynes in thame