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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: <1375, 1375-1452, 1574-1640
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Uln(e, n. Also: wln. [L. ulna.] As a measure of length. = Eln(e n. 1. 1452 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 270.]
[In longitudine viginti quatuor vlnarum a gaballo orientali dicte domus 1592 Burntisland B. Ct. 20 Oct.
Beand the space off thre rudis and fywe wlnis and thre futt in breid
b. As a measure for cloth. = Eln(e n. 2. 1329 Exchequer Rolls I 135.
De lx vlnis de canevas 1398–1407 Sc. Hist. Rev. XXXIII 35.
viii ulne of grene clath & blew, xii s. vi d. 1574–5 Dunferm. B. Rec. II 8.
Ane melay goun … contenand four ulnis 1592 Burntisland B. Ct. 27 Oct.
Aucht vlnis and ane halff vlne off hempe harne 1640 Brechin Testaments V 275.
Tuentie vlnes lining … and tuentie wlnes bed tyking cloath
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