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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1475

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Content, n.1 [f. Content,v. In Eng. use from 1579.] Satisfaction. — c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace viii. 916.
My selff will nocht consent, Bot gyff this toun mak us this playne content

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