A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1595
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Pursie, adj. [e.m.E. and late ME purcy (Prompt. Parv.), pursy (1523), e.m.E. also poursye (1528), porzy (1576), reduced var. of ME (1398) and e.m.E. pursyf(e, purcyfe, pursive.] Pursive, short-winded. — 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Anhelus, pursie or short-ended
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