A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1554-1580
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Me-self, pron. [ME. meself, OE. mē self.] = My-self. — 1554 Corr. M. Lorraine 385.
Silver to interteine meself 1562-3 Winȝet II. 17/11.
I hid me self c 1580 Q. Mary in 12th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. viii. 9.
I had me self a great siknes
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