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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pawn(e, n.2 [e.m.E. paun (1496), pawne (1552).] A pledge or surety. = Pand n.2 — 1634 Kirkcaldy Presb. 77.
And becaus he had not ane pawne to lay downe was never maried 1635 Dickson Hebrews 250. Id. Psalms (1653) I. 92, 127. 1644 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II. 715.
Ane kist quhilk was laid in pawne
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