A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Kned, v. [ME. kneden, OE. cnedan. The rhymes, and the spellings of Kned(d)in(g-troch(e,n., indicate the pronunciation with unlengthened ê found in this word in the mod. Sc. dial. generally.] intr. To knead. — 15.. Wyf of Auchtirmuchty 26.
Bot sen that ȝe will husye-skep ken First ȝe sall sift & syne sall kned [: bed. heid, gled]
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