A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1699
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Rad-coll, n. [North. e.m.E. radcolle (once, Cath. Angl.), Red-col(l n., ‘of obscure formation, perh. based on radik, obs. var. of radish’ (OED).] A horse-radish. — 1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. cxv (Bot.).
Raffanus, radcoll [Adv. redcoll]
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