Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
(Our-se,) Our-sey, -sie, a. [Sc. var. of Over-se a.] a. Pertaining to crossing the sea, transmarine. b. Imported from overseas, foreign. —a. 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 46.
The oursey trafficque of mariage growing cauldb. 1587 Aberd. Chart. 347.
The saidis craftismen sall not meddle with na kynd of forane or oursie wairis
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Our-se adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/our_se_adj>
