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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dissaitful(l, a. Also: disait-, dyssat-, dissatefull. [Variant of Desaitful(l. Cf. Dissait,n.] Deceitful.(a) 1488 Acts II. 211/1.
The kingis trew liegis left him and his dissaitful & peruerst counsale c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 62/15.
He is ane evill doctor & a dissaitfull fadere of all falshed c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 75.
Dissaitfull tyrand, with serpentis tung, vnstable 1513 Doug. ii. ii. 120.
The cruel wraik of that dissaitful slycht 1531 Bell. Boece I. 81.
Thay ar nocht movit … be Cesaris plesand and dissaitfull wourdis 1549 Compl. 2/20.
Rather tha ar dissaitful volfis quhilkis hes euir been oure ald enemeis 1562-3 Winȝet I. 60/34, etc.
To eschew the dissaitful snairis of the erroneous 1572 Sat. P. xxxviii. 101.
Baith haitfull, dissaitfull, ȝe deill with, in deid 1590 Burel Pilgr. ii. xxi.
Ye ô hypocreits prophane, That hes disaitfull hairts 1615 Crim. Trials III. 355.
The … dissaitfull deilling of the said Robert 1622-6 Bisset I. 63/31.
The fals responses of wiches … and dissaitfull freittis quhairon Makbaith lippynnit and dependit(b) 1515 Douglas Corr. 71.
Ȝon dyssatfull byschep of Morray 1533 Boece iii. xxi. 122 b.
Of subtell and dissatefull mynde towart the commoun weill 1513 Doug. ix. vii. 52 (R).
Throw the derne wod, dissatefull and vnplane