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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1581-1603
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Brek-, Breckfast, n. [ME. brekfast (1463), brekefast (1491). Cf. Brak-, Brikfast.] Breakfast. 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 84 b.
Taking his brekfast … before he past to the pulpatt 1603 Philotus xxi.
Ane pair of pleuaris … for ane breckfast
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"Breckfast n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/breckfast>
