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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Hicht-,) Hychtnes, n. [Var. of Hichnes n. Cf. Heichtnes.] Highness. (As a complimentary title.) — 1567 Rep. Mar & Kellie MSS. 21.
That na example of ungodly … behaweour be gewin … quhairof the imitation may do hurt to his hychtnes tendernes

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