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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: 1490-1698

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Dreg, n.1 Also: drege, draige. [e.m.E. and ME. dreg (c 1300), pl. dregges, -ys, ON. dregg, pl. dreggiar.]

1. Sediment, lees. Freq. in pl. dreggis.a1500 Henr. III. 150/25.
With dia and dreggis, Of malis to mend ȝou
1536 Lynd. Answ. Flyting 60.
To indyte how that duddroun wes drest, Drowkit with dreggis, … it wer ane pyne
a1568 Peder Coffeis 32.
Drinkand bot dreggis and barmy beir
1581 Acts III. 240/2.
That the raw and vnwrocht silkis to be brocht hame be him salbe custome frie with the dreggis for litting
fig. c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 63/12.
He … that … proponis to sacrifye to god bot the dreggis of his eild
1581 Acts III. 212/2.
The dregges of idolatrie ȝit remanis in diuers pairtes of the … realme
1580-92 James VI Lusus R. 46.
This claiey dregg & thick Is blake melankolie quhiche sadd dois to the boddum stikk
1596 Dalr. II. 83/24.
Hame he returnis to his alde dreg, to his alde malice

2. Dreg wine, inferior wine made from the marc of grapes. Also absol. and attrib. with pot.(1) 1577 Edinburgh Testaments V. 264 b.
viij gallownes of dreg wyne, price of the galloun viij s.
1607 Ib. XLIII. 312 b.
In the taverne ane twn of auld dreg wyne
1656 Ib. LXVIII. 330.
Ane peice of spoyled draige wyne worth xij lib. moneye
(2) 1605 Edinburgh Testaments XL. 364 b.
Nine punscheoun of drege
1626 Ib. LIII. 317.
In his wyne taverne … in ane punscheoune certane dreg estimat to vj li.
1698 Foulis Acc. Bk. 243.
To Jamie Gray to pay for the puncheon and dreg at Leith
attrib. 1697 Edinburgh Testaments LXXX. 228.
Ane hogshead of clairet wyne quhich wes werie wnven[d]able and litle better then the dreg pott

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