Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: Search Results

Try an Advanced Search

Results of Quick Search for ootwith

No results were found.

Full Text Search Results

Results are ordered alphabetically

Results for 1700 onwards
From the Scottish National Dictionary
Showing results of a total of 1 result

Outwith prep., adv., adj., n., v. fae the teeth ootwuth.” Ags. 1895 Caledonia I. 433: Bein' a hantle ootwith an' hearin' the: They wandered awa' on the ootwith roads. Bch. 1943 Scots Mag. (March) 446: They've teen a waefu' ootwith gait we've never had to tak'. IV . n . The outer world, the district beyond one's respeckit to the ootwith. ¶ V . v . To go beyond, exceed, overreach. Bnff. 1935 I. Bennet Fishermen vii.: Ye're so clever, ma lad, ye'll ootwith yersel' yet. [From Out + with s.v. Wi

No results found prior to 1700
From A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue