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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1569-1586
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Skift, v. [? f. as Skift n.2] To skip; to move lightly and quickly. — a1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS 299/71.
Vse not to skift a thort the gait Nor [na] mwmchances air nor lait
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