Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Purprisar, n. [f. Purpris(ev. a.] One who commits purprision. — 1499 Exch. R. XI 393.
The punctis to be inquirit at the inqueist. 1. Scab, waitht [etc.] … , 3. oppressouris of the kingis tennentis, 4. purprisaris apon the kingis landis
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Purprisar n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/purprisar>
