A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dotat(e, p.p. [L. dōtātus.] a. Endowed. b. Rewarded. c. Given as an endowment.a (1) 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xxxix.
Glasgu … quhare ane nobill kirk is dotat richelie in honour of Sanct Mungow Ib. 232. ?1549 Monro W. Isles 31.
Colmkill … with a paroche kirke, and sundrie uther chapel's, dotat of auld be the kings of Scotland(2) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 131.
Ane maist excellent person, dotat with sindry virtewis Id. Livy I. 204/11.
Thocht he was dotate with maist souerane ingyneb. 1533 Bell. Livy II. 75/10.
Lu. Minucius … was dotat [L. donatus] with ane goldin bulc. 1560 Spotsw. Hist. 164.
All things dotate to hospitality in times past 1581 Acts III. 219/2.
Landis … gevin and dotat for releif … of puir 1592 Ib. 581/2.
Annuelrentis, pensionis [etc.] … gevin, dotat, fundat, or vsit to be payit
