A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1596-1691
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Northern, -ren, Northiren, Nordern, a. [e.m.E. northern, -ren, ME. northeren, northrin, norðerne, OE. norðerne.] Northern; northerly. — 1596 Dalr. I. 86/22.
The Peychtis amang al the rest was the northiren people c 1641–54 J. Gordon in Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II. 509.
Dungisbie head … the most nordern poynt in Scotland 1654 Lamont Diary 66.
The forsaid northren forces 1691 Kirk Secr. Commonw. 108.
Irismen, our northern-Scottish and our Athole-men
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