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: 1627-1628
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Lingit, n. [Appar. also in this form in the later dial. (Jam.). Cf. langett Langald (? and Lingal n.).] A ‘langle’, a kind of hobble. = Langald n. — a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1355.
Schort quhile sene louse bure lingit [a inserted above first i of lingit]
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