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: 1513-1552
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Errand, ppl. a. [Northern ME. (a 1340), f. Err v. 2.] Wandering, straying. —1513 Doug. vi. i. 131 (147).
Declar for our goddis errand, … Quhar sal thar resting place be c1552 Lynd. Mon. 167.
Sterris all … Tyll errand schyppis quhilks ar the souer gyde c1552 Ib. 3852.
As errand scheip bene [gatherit] with thare hirdis
