Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Squable, Swable, n. [17th c. Eng. squabel (1602), scwable (a1652).] A quarrel, a dispute. — 1642 Justiciary Cases II 472.
Depones he hard of ane swable that nycht befoir the mutilatione 1672 Kingarth Par. Rec. 80.
Dilated … for breach of the Sabbath day by ther plea and squable
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Squable n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/squable>
