A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1507-1579, 1644-1673
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0]
Proping, Propping, vbl. n. [Prop(e v.1]
1. The action of marking out boundaries. Cf. Prop(e v.1 1 a and b. 1579 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 104.
As the samin salbe proppit and markit to him … and ordanis ane of the bailȝeis eftir the said propping to gif the said Robert heritabill stait and seasing thairin
b. Propping out, selection. Cf. Prop(e v.1 1 c. — 1644 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II 120.
The propping out of quhat spaces [= species (of coins)] we conceave may be expoirted
2. The action of supporting with or as with a prop or props. b. Props or undersetters, collectively.Cf. Prop(e v.1 2.Quot. 1535–6 may perh. properly belong to b.(1) 1507 Edinb. B. Ct. Bk. 36.
Quhilk of thaim that salbe fundin proprietare to the said [l]and sal pay the hale cost maid apon the said proping(2) 1530 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I 40.
ii akin treis of xxvi fut lentht for propping of the chapel price xii s. 1535–6 Ib. 185.
For vi crawis xl gret nalis for proping of tymmer 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. II 306.
The expensis maid on the tresting, propping, and beitting of the tolbuith — 1673 Edinb. B. Rec. X 161.
The thesaurer to len the said George old timber for proping his houseb. 1561–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I 402.
Making of cummis and propping
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Proping vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/proping>
