A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1533-1567
[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Vangelist, Wangelist(e, n. [ME wangelist (a1330), aphetic f. Evangelist n.] One of the writers of the gospels. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii 1295.
Trawale … In Goddis wyne-ȝarde for to vyne Feile folk that bundine ar with syne, The wark of wangeliste thu do 1533 Gau 39/14.
The wangelistis hes thairof writine 1533 Gau 39/33.
The prophetis apostlis and the vangelistis 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 200.
Wolues, quhome of my vangelistis wryte And Paule and Peter did of dyte
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Vangelist n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/vangelist>
