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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: 1456-1484
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Forsable, a. [OF. forçable. Cf. Forceable a.] Forcible. — 1456 Hay II. 56/35.
For to lufe him, … man has fors and grace, with chastite forsable 1484 Acts Lords of Council *85/2.
The wrangwis forsable and maisterful spoliacioun
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"Forsable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/forsable>
