Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Batall-wricht, n. [ME. batail wright (c 1300).] A fighting man, a warrior. — c1450-2 Howlat 916.
All birdis he rebalkit, … In breth as a batall wricht a1500 Bk. Chess 2069.
For quhy a woman is no battall wrycht
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Batall-wricht n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/batall_wricht>
