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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AYRSKEP, n. Inheritance. Arch.Rxb. 1873 J. Murray D.S.C.S. 247:
Then says Boaz, “But meynd, the day at (y)e bye the feild off the haand o' Naaomie, (y)e'll hæ-tui-bye'd tui fræ Ruith the Moabeyte wumman, the weyfe o hym 'at's geane, tui keip up the neame o the deid ynna the ayrskep.”