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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1507-1508
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Scheild. ? Perhaps a metaphorical application of Schelit ppl. adj. (exposed, revealed). — a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 30.
Mandrag mymmerkin maid maister bot in mows Thrys scheild trumpir with ane threid bair goun
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"Scheild ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/scheild>
