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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1591
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Onbigging, vbl. n. [On adv. 2; Biggin(g vbl. n. 2 c.] The building of (fires). — 1591 Elgin Rec. II. 18.
The superstitious and idolatrous onbigging of bein missommer and Pettir fyiris
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