A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Estwart, E(i)stward, adv. [ME. estward(e, OE. éastwearde.] Eastwards. — c1515 Asl. MS. I. 157/4.
Than he strekis estwart to pas to the les Asya Ib. 157/23.
Strekand allmast to Ierusalem estwart 1556 Peebles B. Rec. 230.
Passand vp the dike estward to the stanes in the lon heid 1596 Dalr. I. 30/8.
In thir cuntreyes eistward, and vpon the water of Clyde southward, is the Lennox boundet
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Estwart adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/estwart>
