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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.

Dortour, n. Also: dorture, dourtour, dorter. [ME. dortore (c 1290), -our(e, OF. dortour, -ur, dortoir.] A dormitory of a monastery or nunnery.c1420 Wynt. vii. 879.
Nothir wes than mad the dorture, Na swilk, as now is, the frature
1535 Stewart 50893.
Melros abba … Quhair four monkis … Quhair tha la seik in the dortour wer slane
1538 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. XI. 55.
Dene Androis chalmer in the dortour of Quhithirn
1540 Lynd. Sat. 1261.
Quhen I was the nunnis amang, Out of thair dortour thay mee dang
1558-66 Knox I. 361.
Befoir his cuming, thay war entered to the pulling down of the ydollis and dortour
1576 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 161.
The dorter, sex chamyris with six beddis and ane lang sadyl
1592 Acts III. 552/2.
The monasterie of Pettinveme … contenand the channonis or monkis frater and dortour

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