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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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September, n. Also: Septembre, Semptember. [ME and e.m.E. septembre (c1290), semtembir (c1400), September (1509), F. september, septembre (c1119 and 13th c. in Larousse), L. September, Septembr-; also OE September.] The month of September.(a) 1393 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 28.
The xviij day of September
?1423 Edinb. Chart. 214.
The tuentyth day of the moneth of September
1447 Edinb. Chart. 68.
Septembre
c1475 Wall. iv 1.
In September, the humyll moneth suette, Quhen … lewys had lost thair colouris of plesence
c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 203/15.
Withowt guid lyff, all in the selff dois de As Mayis flouris dois in September drye
1511–12 Treas. Acc. IV 273.
xv wolkis to Settirday, the xxvij day of September last bipast
1534 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS VI 119b.
James Sinclar to compeir … befor the said … counsale … all the law dais fra the x day of September nixt to cum to [etc.]
1570-3 Bann. Trans. 38.
About the myddis of September
1578 Acts III 103/2. 1582 Colville Lett. 8.
From Stirling the ferd of September 1582
1591 Thanes of Cawdor 202.
xxvij September being Munounday
1603 Moysie 19.
The xxviij day of September, being Michelmas ewin
1670 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 259.
Being the tuentie sevint day of September last bypast
(b) 1565 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. 15 June.
In the moneth of Semptember

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