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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1537-1538
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(Pese-,) Peisfull, a. [ME. pesful (Rolle), e.m.E. peacefull (1526), ME. also paisful(l (13th c.), f. Pes(e n.1] Peaceable. — a1538 Abell 13 b.
He [the King] wes ane peisfull man bot he wes our mekill gewin to lust of the flesch
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"Peisfull adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/peisfull>
