A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Decaden(t, a. [L. dēcadent-, pres. p. of dēcadere.] Apt to fall. —15.. Aberd. B. Rec. (J).
Decaden and abill to fall done
