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: 1498-1563
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Evident, a. [ME. evydent (Wyclif), evident, L. ēvidens.] Clear, plain. — a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 694.
Takinnis certane and euident 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 354.
Ressonys euident 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 3/28.
The verteouse verkis … ar euident til vs 1562-3 Winȝet I. 105/8.
Be euident scriptuiris
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Evident adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/evident_adj>
