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: 1456-1552
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Incomparabill, -able, a. Also: -abyll. [ME. incomparable (1412–20), OF. -able. L. -ābilis.] Not comparable. — 1456 Hay II. 95/24.
Thingis … incomparable till ony erdely thing c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 9.
Welcum … , incomparable knight 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. Prol. 73.
Thy godlie lore, cunning incomparable c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3553.
Quhare blude wes sched, incomparabyll, Off nobyll men c1552 Ib. 6123.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Incomparabill adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/incomparabill>
