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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1606
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Necial, a. [Formed on L. nex, necis death.] Appar., Funeral, sepulchral. — 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xv.
Mens nuptial festiuities ar oft times exceeded by their necial folies in making their burials … a mont to show worldly glory
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"Necial adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/necial>
