Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1558-1566
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Reaconter, v. [f. as Reacuntar n.] tr. To engage (an enemy) in combat. — 1558-66 Knox I 89.
Thare did everie man reaconter his marrow till that the 230 slew such as matched thame
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Reaconter v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/reaconter>
