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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1688-1689
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Clyred, a. [f. clyre (MDu. cliere, LG. klîre), clier, current in later dial.] Affected with tumours. — a1689 Cleland Poems 66 (J).
Up starts a priest, … And did not cease to cave, and paut, While clyred back was prickt and gald
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"Clyred adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/clyred>
