A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1388-1549
[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Accordance, n. Also: -aunce, acordance, a(c)cordans. [ME. a(c)cordaunce, -ance (14th c.), OF. acordance, f. acorder to accord. In Sc. use more technical than in Eng.] Agreement, accord. 1388 Bamff Chart. 21.
The qhwilk anecordans [sic] wes submitit tyl assys of the best … of the cuntre c 1400 Wemyss Chart. 37.
This is the accordaunce betwix Schir Ione of Glen … and Schir Ione of Wemys c1420 Wynt. iv. 1148.
Gif othir … Can fynde bettyr accordance, This buk at likyn thai may mende 1456 Hay I. 143/25; etc.
He makis accordaunce with a company, for certayne price 1467 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 403.
That ale … thir accordans and pontmente sall be lelly … keippite c1515 Asloan MS I. 239/25.
All gud Scottismen ware rycht blyth of that accordance 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 32/24.
Ther vas neuyr ane final accordance concludit amang them
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Accordance n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/accordance>
