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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Month, Mounth, n.¹ Also: monthe, mownth, munth, mvnnth, moonth. [ME. monþe, monthe, monð, ME. and e.m.E. month, OE. mónð, chiefly in the inflected form mónōe.] = Moneth n.(1) 1420 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 181.
The mounth of November 1442 Coldingham Priory cliii. 139.
The xiii day of this instant monthe of Aprill c1475 Wall. vi. 3.
Apperyd than the last month off wer The syng off somir 1514 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 152.
In this last month of September bypast a1568 Bann. MS. 274 b/472.
In the lusty mownth of May 1652 Wemyss Corr. 114.
Till the end of the nixt munth 1680 Red Bk. Menteith II. 180.
Bot tuyse this mounth(2) 1627 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 276.
Within the space of ane munth 1642 Cuningham Journal 67.
And there detained a large month 1661 Lamont Diary (1810) 174.
They were nire a monthes tyme in buelding of it 1663 Ib. (M.C.) 166.(3) 1657 Balfour Ann. I. 305.
Stayed some mvnnthes at Duns(4) 1562 Acts Sederunt ii. 5.
As they haife done thir twa munthis bypast 1609 Crim. Trials III. 64.
Ane yeir and three moonthiss bygane