A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1531-1571, 1650
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]
Over-, Ovircover, v. [ME. (Wyclif) and e.m.E.] To cover over. = Ourcover v. —a. 1531 Bell. Boece I. 153.
The place quhaie thay faucht was bludy, all ouercoverit with leggis, airmis and wappinnis 1531 Ib. II. 251.
The ground was sa ouircoverit with snaw that [etc.] 1571 Brus (1571) viii. 332.
[The field] weill neir wes ouircouerit all [with the dead] c1650 Spalding I. 53.
The symmaris of this kill wes first overcoverit with dovetis and syne weill coverit with stray —b. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1436.
The fludis … ouer couerit all the heychtis
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Ovircover v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/ovircover>
