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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: 1531
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Compas(s)it, ppl. a. [ME. compassed (c 1430), f. the vb.] Contrived, plotted. — 1531 Bell. Boece II. 398.
To put him, be aventure of sum compasit slichtis, in King Edwardis handis
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"Compasit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/compassit>
