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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1535, 1590
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Lucine, -yne, -ene. Vernacularized form of Lucina — c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 2.
Quhen gone to bed war Vesper and Lucyne [: schyne, matutyne, cristallyne] 1535 Stewart 4259.
The King of Pechtis … Ane dochter had … Bricht as Lucene and fair as dame Flora c1590 J. Stewart 51/126.
Scho valks … As naturall nymphe or Lucine lamp of lycht
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