A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1560-1586
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Blot, Blott, n. [ME. blot (14th c.), blott(e, of obscure origin.] A blot, spot, or stain.1560 Misc. Bann. C. I. 234 (a small blott). a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS clxx. 95 (but blot and blamis). a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xlvii. 14 (that blot of infamie). a1585 Ib. xli. 69 (the filthie blot of tressoun).
