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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1576-1590
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(Clild-,) Chyld-barne, n. [Child n. 2.] A male child. — 1576 Edinburgh Testaments IV. 115.
He … levis to the barne now in his spous wambe vnborne, gif it beis ane laid [= lad] & chyld barne, the haill rest of his thrid & part of gudis vndisponit 1590 Ib. XXI. 358.
Gif the barne in hir wamb be ane chyld barne, the samyn to pertene to him
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