Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Moustynes, n. [Repr. e.m.E. musti-, mustenes(s (1526–30), f. musty a. (1530).] Mustiness, mouldiness. — c1646 Crauford Edinb. Univ. fol. 50.
The vast windows … exposed to the east and west moystening windis procured some moustynes to the books
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Moustynes n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 24 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/moustynes>
