A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1456-1551
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Displesand, ppl. a. [f. Displese v.] Displeasing; unpleasant …1456 Hay I. 6/1.
To reforme throu fors of armys a displesand querele of wrang c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 24/31.
Thai werkis … ar penale to the body, and in a part displesand 1531 Bell. Boece I. 40.
He gaif displesand wourdis to King Nathak, saying he was ane fals tyrane 1551 Hamilton Catechism 30.
Thane is our deid … displesand and nocht acceptable to God
