Show Search Results Show Browse
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.
Quotation dates: 1500-1540
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Flag, n.3 [Of obscure origin.] ?An untidy woman. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. xiv. 71.
Sic fartingaillis on flaggis [M. faggis] als fatt as quhailis 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2137.
Quhat kynd of woman is thy wyfe? … Ane fistand flag, a flagartie fuffe
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Flag n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/flag_n_3>
