A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420, 1626
[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Incid-,) Incyd-, Incedens, n. Also: incedence, -eyns, insidens. [ME. (Kingis Q.) and OF. (15th c.) incidence. Cf. Incident n.] a. Incidental or subordinate matter. b. = Incident n.2a. c1420 Wynt. i. Prol. 121.
Orosius [etc.] … Wytht Ynglis and Scottis storys syne, And othir incedeyns [v.r. incedens] sere, Accordand lyk tyll oure matere c1420 Ib. iii. Prol. 27.
To dyt Wytht delytabyll incydens … The tyme that Brutus wan this ile c1420 Ib. iv. Prol. 29.
Witht othir storys and incydensb. 1626 Bk. Carlaverock II. 78.
The haill countrie hes raisit insidens agense his Majestie's improbatioune
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Incedens n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/incedens>
