Show Search Results Show Browse
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.
Cover-, Cowering, vbl. n. [ME. coueringe (c 1230), f. Cover v.2] Recovery. — 1375 Barb. ix. 112.
That swa seik wes the King That men doutit of his coueryng a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 466.
[I] now has gotine neuir-the-les Il coweryng eftyre lang seknes
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cowering vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/cowering>
