Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Spines, -is, n. pl. [Late ME spine (Lydgate), OF espine (c980 Larousse), L. spīna.] Spines, the prickles of a hedgehog. — 1494 Loutfut MS 19a.
The herichon eftir Ysodore sais … is a litill best armyt of al partis with spines thornys or pickandis … As Arestotill said … he has ma spinis or of poingnance than othir best of fowr feit
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Spines n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/spines>
