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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1562
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(Nedder-,) Neddirmest, Nedermost, a. = Nethermaist. — 1562 Glasgow Protocols Abstracts III. 21.
Pirum inferius [commonly called] the neddirmest peir tre 1562 (1650) Dundee B. Laws 29.
That they [sc. round windows] be of the hight betwext the nedermost part of them and the ground loft or soll [etc.]
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