A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Defoylȝe, Defuilȝe, v. Also: defowlyie. [ME. defoile, defoyle (c 1330), irreg. variant of defoule Defoule v.] a. To strike down. b. To defile.15.. Clariodus v. 2296.
With mightie speir as Mars he did furth ryd, Defoylȝeand knightis foullie in his pryde —1559 St. A. Kirk S. 19.
The said Elizabeth … defowlyiet my bed in the abhominabill syn of adultery 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 3290.
His best bed quhilk he beleuis is clene: Thow defuilȝeis
