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: 1547-1599
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Repous(e, v. Also: -pus. [F. repousser (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), later form of repulser Repuls(e v.] tr. To push or thrust back (again); to repulse. Also fig. — 1547 Corr. M. Lorraine 211.
The langer our ennymeis be contenwat the starkar ar thai, and salbe the grettar fors that sall repus tham 1587-99 Hume 17/12.
The fers reflex his dimmed sight repousis [ed. reponsis] back againe — fig. c1590 J. Stewart 223 § 95.
Repouse heirfoir all flatterers abak
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Repous v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/repouse>
