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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1659-1660
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Unsteady, adj. [e.m.E. vnsteadie (1598), unsteady (17th c.); Steddy adj.] Unstable. — 1659-60 A. Hay Diary 16.
I need not tell yow what unsteady tymes we are fallen in
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"Unsteady adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unsteady>
