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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1427, 1560
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Lip(p)erous, Lipros, a. [Variant, after Lipper a., of Leprous a.] Leprous, leper. Also absol., quasi-noun. — 1427 Acts II. 16/1.
At na liperous folk sit to thig nothir in kirk nor in kirk ȝarde 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 5867.
Inuyfull men comparit may be To ane lipros man trewlie, He wald all men war seik as he —absol. 1427 Acts II. 16/1.
Quhat liperous [Balfour, lipperous] at keipis nocht this statute that he be banyst … of that burgh
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