Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Piet, Pyet, a. (n.) Also: -at, -ot, -ed. [ME. and e.m.E. pyed (1382), pied, f. Py n.¹] Of an animal, esp. a horse: Pied; black and white in colour; ? parti-coloured.Also absol. as n.Also pyet-howit, id.(1) 1508 Treas. Acc. IV. 114.
Ane pyot hors giffin to the king 1568 Edinb. Test. I. 122.
Piet 1570 Ib. II. 142 b.
Pyat 1594 Black Bk. Taymouth 299.
Ane brown pyat meir 1601 Reg. Privy C. VI. 275.
Piot 1603 Argyll Acc. 5 June.
For ane pyed hors 1633 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 338.
Ane uther broune hornit kow with ane pyatabsol. 1701 Brand Orkney & Shetl. 78.
And the pyeds [sc. shelties] often prove not so good(2) 1568 Edinb. Test. I a. 152.
Ane hors pyet howit

b. Applied to a person: Wearing black and white clothes. — 1638 Bk. Pasquils 56.
Pyet preachers with shoulder ruffes [etc.]