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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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(Roustit,) Rowstit, ppl. adj.2 [Cf. Rousty adj.2 But perh. a special use of Roustit ppl. adj.1] Not fresh; stale; rotten. — 15.. Aberd. B. Rec. MS (Jam.).
Rowstit fische, quhilk war not sufficient merchand guidis
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