A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1600
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Glut(t)oun, Glotoun, n. Also: glutoune, -one, glutton; glotton, glouttoun, -on. [e.m.E. glutton, ME. gloton, glotoun, etc., glutun (a 1225), OF. gluton, glutun, L. glūto, glūtōn-.] A glutton. Also attrib. with carl.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxv. 113.
Sancte Julyane … In til his tyme wes na glotoun 1456 Hay II. 40/33.
Commouns glotonns … ar nocht to be ressauit to the ordre of knychthede 1562-3 Winȝet I. 30/22.
Bestowand that pertenit to the pure nedy memberis of Christis bodye on our sinfull flesche with the ryche glotton 1596 Dalr. I. 235/25.
Gemsteris, glouttounis, and syk kynd of men 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 206.
When the wikit angels drew the riche glouttons saule to the infernal pit of hel(b) 1456 Hay II. 55/35.
Quhen a glutoun has chargit him our mekle with metis and drinkis c1420 Ratis Raving 447.
Be thow a glutone or drunksom, Na mekil gud of thé may cum c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 241.
Mauch muttoun, vyle buttoun, peilit gluttoun 1557 Inverness B. Rec. I. 14.
That he rabuttit tham, … calland tham commone skeularis, glutton carlis 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 3509.
Gluttoun of glew, all we may cry Thow art ane veschell vyle c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 101.
The gluttoun, quha fed delicius
