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Quotation dates: 1596
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Olorine, a. (Nonce f. L. olōrīn-us ‘of swans’, f. olōr a swan.) — 1596 Dalr. I. 45/14.
Moray hes a freshe water loch called Spynie, that mekle abundes in swanis, in quhilke loch is a certane herb verie rare and sindle to be found, in quhilke becaus the swan hes sa gret delyte, we cal the herbe olorine (because the swan in Latin is olor) [L. herba quædam rara … qua quod olores impense delectantur, olorinam eam dicimus]
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