Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1630
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Reserved, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. reseruyd (Caxton); Reserve v.] That is set apart for restricted use. — 1630 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III 325.
Provyding they fisch not in the reserved watters
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Reserved ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/reserved>
