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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1600-1699
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Unthriving, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. unthriuand (c1325), vnthriving (1600); Thrifand ppl. adj.] Sickly, unhealthy. Cf. Wanthriven adj. — 16… Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 4.
[A well] famous for the cure of unthriving children
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"Unthriving ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unthriving>
