Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Forschorn, p.p. [Schere v.] Badly cut. —15.. Sym & Bruder 144.
His mowth wes schent and sa forschorne … He mycht nocht do bot blatter