Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Hevok, n. [Late ME. (to make) havoke (1480), (to cry) havok (1419), AF. havok, OF. havot.] Havock, destruction. — 1561 Reg. Privy C. I. 170.
Johne Johnestone … hes maid hevok of all myn and my barnis landis and laid thaim waist
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hevok n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/hevok>
