A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1581-1626
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Hois(e, v. [e.m.E. hoise, hoyse (1509): see Heis(e v.] tr. and absol. To hoist. Also fig., to exalt. —1600-1610 Melvill 204, 252. 454. c1610 Melville Mem. 8. 1581-1623 James VI Poems II. 81/57.1604 Craig i. 74/2. 1622-6 Bisset II. 244/10.
