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: 1513-1552
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Errand, ppl. a. [Northern ME. (a 1340), f. Err v. 2.] Wandering, straying. — 1513 Doug. vi. i. 131 (147).
Declar for our goddis errand, … Quhar sal thar resting place be c1552 Lynd. Mon. 167.
Sterris all … Tyll errand schyppis quhilks ar the souer gyde c1552 Ib. 3852.
As errand scheip bene [gatherit] with thare hirdis
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Errand ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/errand>
