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.
(Pece-,) Peecemale, quasi-n. [e.m.E. and ME. pece mele (1297), peece-, piecemeale (16th c.), adv. piece by piece, also quasi-noun in by or in piecemeal and by or in(to) piecemeals id., f. Pece n. and -mele f. OE. mǽl a fixed time, etc., as in OE. stycce-mǽlum piecemeal.] At peece-male, piece by piece, a little at a time. — 1610 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 171.
He choosit rather to blame … my father albeit tacite in hidlings & at peece-male
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Peecemale n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/peecemale>
