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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Miskepyng, vbl. n. [ME. (1387–8).] Faulty keeping, failure to guard properly (Kepe v. 18, Keping vbl. n. (20).) — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxvi. 817.
Gif the dekine Eschapit … Thru miskepyng ore subtilite
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