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.
Contrapart, -pairt, n. [L. contra- against. Cf. Counterpart.] The opposing party or side. 1531 Bell. Boece II. 479.
The victory … was not but gret slauchter of his best capitanis … bot mair nowmer war slane of his contrapart 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4448.
Knew ȝe the thocht … That I suffer continuallie in hart, I wait ȝe wald not tak my contrapart a1578 Pitsc. II. 234/31.
The Quenis lordis durst not cum for feir of the Inglismen quha tuik thair contrapairt
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Contrapart n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/contrapart>
