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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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(Sniting,) Snytting, vbl. n. [ME and e.m.E. snytyng (Wyclif), sniting (1575); Snite v.] The action of blowing or wiping the nose. — a1605 Montg. Flyt. 311 (T).
The [s]neising, the snytting, with swaming to swelt
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