Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
(Wirkabill,) Workabill, adj. [e.m.E. workable (1545).] Capable of functioning as required or expected, serviceable. — 1674 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II 144.
A pair of sheires … suficent and workabill
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Wirkabill adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/wirkabill>
