Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Pedigrie, n. [e.m.E. and late ME. pedegre (1547), pedigree (1599), pe de gre (1433), peedeugre, -degre (Lydgate), orig. appar. AF. forms of F. pié (mod. F. pied) de grue crane's foot. Cf. Petigre(e n.] Pedigree. = Petigre(e. — 1587 Carmichael Etym. 32.
A pedigrie; a stok
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Pedigrie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 1 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/pedigrie>
