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: 1540
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Guff, n. [Imitative; occurs in later (19th c.) dialect.] A grunting sound. — 1540 Lynd. Sat. 4288.
Thair hes bene ane great debait Betuixt me and ane sow. The sow cryit guff
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Guff n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/guff>
