A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1533
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Prikkill,) Pri(c)kill, v. Also: prikl-, prykl-, pricl-. [e.m.E. prickle (1570); f. Prik v., also ME and e.m.E. prykel (Manning), pricle etc. n. prickle, OE pricel(s), f. the root of Prik v.: cf. MDu., MLG prēkelen, MDu. prikkelen etc.] tr. a. To prick, irritate, affect with a pricking sensation; fig. b. To goad, instigate, stimulate. —a. c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxix 5.
My panefull purs so priclis me c1500-c1512 Ib. 10.
Prikillis c1500-c1512 Ib. 30.
With pyne to gar it prickill me 1533 Gau 62/5.
Sua that thay war priklit in thair hartis and said to hime … quhat sal we dwb. 1513 Doug. xii Prol. 299.
So pryklyng hyr greyn curage forto crowd In amorus voce
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Prikkill v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/prikkill>
