A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1581
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Fader-war, a. Also later variants: father wer, fatherwar, fatheruar. [Cf. ON. fôðurverringr.] One worse than his father. — a1500 Henr. Fab. (1906) p. 60.
The taill of the sone and air of the forsaid fox, callit father wer a1500 Ib. 793 (B).
He … to his name was clepit fader were [v.r. father war] 1535 Stewart 6669.
Think on oure fatheris and their nobill deidis, And lat ws nocht be cawit fader war 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 147 b.
Luther the eldest sone of sathan … and his sone naturall fatheruar Iohne Caluine
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