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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: 1562-1563
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Schipbreking, vbl. n. [ME and e.m.E. schipbrekinge (Trevisa) shipwreck. Cf. Schipbrek,n.] fig. Destruction, ruin. — 1562-3 Winȝet II 17/18.
I … mycht eschew the schipbreking of this præsent lyfe
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