† libberlan.
Scottish. Obsolete.
A staff, cudgel.
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c1500 Rowlls Cursing 112 in Laing Anc. Poet. Scotl. Thair sall thay [devils] cary in thair clukis Sum libberlais, and sum hell crukis.
1568 (a1500) Freiris Berwik 481 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 275 Vp he start and gat a libberla In to his hand.
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