A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1550-1580
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Virgular, adj. [17th c. Eng. virgular (1609).] In musical notation: Denoted by a dash or stroke. —c1550-c1580 Art of Music 24 b.
It is nocht inconvenient that duble diminuition do happen to the samyn sing. (That is to say) virgular and numerall in this maner 2. . . Virgular and sincopation dois oft syis happin numerall seildin
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