Show Search Results Show Browse
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.
Quotation dates: 1562-1563
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Detrect, v. [L. dētrectāre.] = Detract v. 1. — 1562-3 Winȝet I. 65/25.
We can nocht … detrect thame, nor railȝe … contrare thame 1562-3 Ib. 116/7.
Quhy detrect ȝe and rebukis ws Catholikis for the obseruatioun thairof
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Detrect v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/detrect>
