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 but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
(Vages,) Vaigues, n. pl. [e.m.E. vages (1523); ? Vag(e v. 1 b. Cf. Vagarie n.] Tricks. — 1549 Lamb Resonyng 125/22.
Nebour, ȝe play ȝour vaigues [pr. vaignes; note The Declaration [sc. A Declaration conteynyng the ivst causes … of this present warre with the Scottis by T. Berthelet, London 1542] remarks … 'the Scottis had some leisure to play their vagues and folowe their accustomed manier']
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Vages n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 1 Jun 2023 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/vages>
