Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Beir-bak, n. App. = Bare-skin. —1594 Edinb. Test. XXVII. 298 b.
Aucht scoir of beir bakis alias scadding skynnis at iij li. the scoir