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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Sulȝ(e)art, Sulyeart, Sudlartt, adj. [Gael. soilleir clear, light, bright. Cf. 18th c. Aberdeenshire dialect (once, 1759) ‘a horse of a sulliart colour, with a black mane’ (SND, s.v. Sulliart).] Only of horses: Light, bright-coloured. — 1513 Doug. xii Prol. 64.
Phebus sulȝart [Ruddim. sulȝeart] steid 1567 Liber Dryburgh 399.
My lord sulyeart gray hors 1591 Kinnaird Farm Bk. 84.
Ane auld quhyt meir … ane auld browne meir … ane auld sudlartt meir
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