Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Dant, n. (Form and meaning doubtful; the metre is imperfect.) — a1500 Prestis Peblis 1186.
Of me altyme thow gaue bot lytil tail, Na of me wald haue dant nor dail
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Dant n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/dant_n>
