Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PILGRIMER, n. A pilgrim.Sc. 1820 Scott Abbot xv.:
I was . . . a matron of no vulgar name; now, I am Magdalen, a poor pilgrimer.Sc. 1827 Carlyle German Romance IV. 290:
The quaint, fitful, and most dainty story of The Foolish Pilgrimers.Wgt. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables frae French 34:
Twa Pilgrimers were gaun alang an spied A sonsie Oyster cuist up by the tide.
