A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Unquencheable, -quhencheabill, -quanchabill, adj. [ME and e.m.E. unquenchable (Wyclif); Quench(e v.] Inextinguishable. Also fig. = Inquencheable adj. — 1605 Melvill 611.
Unquanchabill fyre prepairit for the divill and his angellis 1656 Chron. Perth 43.
The great hous in the citidaill in the southe inche of Perth, totalie burnt … ane wnquhencheabill fyre — 1596 Dalr. I 170/30.
For he coulde stanche nather his vnquencheable and burning lust, nather his auaritious greidines
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Unquencheable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unquencheable>
