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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CHART, n. Also chairt, chert. “Used in many of the burghs of ne.Sc. = feu charter” (Abd.16 1938). Known to Bnff.2 1939. Sc. forms of Eng. chart (chairt Ork., Edb., Ayr., Dmf., Rxb.; chert Edb., Dmf. 2000s).
[Eng. chart = charter, now obs., last quot. 1775 (N.E.D.); O.Fr. charte, a (piece of) paper, the charter of a Town or Corporation (Cotgrave).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Chart n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chart>
