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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶OFFRAN-STANE, n.comb. A stone on which offerings are made, an altar.Sc.(E) 1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms xliii. 4:
Syne sal I win till God's offran-stane.
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