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: 1558-1596
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Consecrat(e, v. (also p.t.). [ME. (1387): cf. Consecrat(e,p.p. and ppl.a.] tr. To consecrate. —1558-66 Knox II. 450.
The preistis … that ar consecratit to offer incense 1585 James VI Ess. 35.
Then consecrat that eloquence … To sing … Of holy Scripture 1596 Dalr. I. 188/27.
King Crathlinthie … consecrate to thair Bischope Amphibolie
