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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1667
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(Write,) Wryit, Wright, n.2 (Reduced or abbrev. form of Writar n. 3. See also SND Write n. 4.) — 1667 Greyfriars Interments 309.
Heriot, James, wright, his child Heriot, James, writer, a child 1667 Greyfriars Interments 315.
Thomas Gladstone, wryit
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"Write n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/write_n_2>
