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.
Intercessioun, n. Also: -ioune, -ieoun, -ion; -sessioun. [e.m.E. intercession (1526), L. intercessio.] Intercession, entreaty.a1500 Henr. III. 167/61.
God will nocht heir thair intercession a1500 Bk. Chess 891.
This Garybald Maid intercessioun to this king … To tak this lord to grace c1500-c1512 Dunb. viii. 26.
Pray now for him … And for his saull mak intercessioun Id. xiii. 52.
Ȝung monkis … so humill of intercessioun 1535 Stewart 27804*.
How the Brit lordis … bostit the bischopis that maid intercessioun a1578 Pitsc. I. 84/22.
Hou the queine maid intersessioun for the Erlle of Douglas Ib. 128/20.
Be the requist and intercessieoun of the nobillis 1587 Misc. Bann. C. I. 113.
My intercession avalit sa with thame
