Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Miscount, Myskownt, n. Also: Miscompt. [e.m.E. miscount (1586).] A misreckoning, miscount. Also fig. — 1551 Cupar B. Rec. 17 Apr.
The said James to pay … x merkis of myskownt 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1891) 260.
O that He would take His own blood for counts and miscounts that I might be a free man
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Miscount n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/miscount_n>
