A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1535-1575
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Abundance, n. [ME. abundance (14th c.), OF. abundance, L. abundantia.] = Aboundance. —1535 Stewart 53361 (the abundance of that blast). 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 70 (gret abundance of his blude). 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 87 (in greit abundance).
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