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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1665-1676
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(Hered-,) Hæreditarly, adv. [f. Hereditar a. Cf. e.m.E. hered-, hæreditarily (1603).] Hereditarily. — 1665-76 Lauder Jrnl. 9.
He took it to be a race … of peaple who transmitted it [lameness] hæreditarly
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"Hæreditarly adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/hreditarly>
