A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1596
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Ingenious, a. Also: ingeny(o)us, -ius, (-uns), inginious. [Late ME. ingenyous (Caxton), L. ingeniōsus. Cf. Engenyus.]
1. Intellectually gifted, talented, able. b. Clever, skilful, ingenious.a1500 Henr. Fab. 1616.
The profound wit of God omnipotent … Is sa perfyte and sa ingenious c1515 Asloan MS I. 244/21.
Allane Pantour that was … the mast ingenious man that was in Scotland & mast subtell in mony diuers thingis 1513 Doug. vii. v. 203 (Sm.).
Circes, crafty aud ingenyus 1528 Douglas Corr. 137.
[The house beseiged] baithe be gunnis and inginious menn 1531 Bell. Boece I. xxvi.
The Scottis … richt ingenius to every new inventioun
2. Cleverly, skilfully, or curiously devised, contrived, or made.a1500 Bk. Chess 39.
The quhilk gentill sport ingenyous 1536 Reg. Episc. Brechin II. 318.
To … exerceis the … maist ingenious poyntis … of his craft 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 20/23.
The … tour of Babilone, … biggit be ane maist ingenius artifeis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1709.
With strang ingenious masonrye 1568 Lyndsay Pref. 3.
The craftie and ingenious poeticall inuentionis 1596 Dalr. I. 102/3.
Ane ingenious policie to dryue a pray and say thair prayeris
