Show Search Results Show Browse
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: 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]
Keck, n. [Echoic; also e.m.E. (to answer) kecke (1575).] The sound made by a jack-daw. — 1540 Lynd. Sat. 4397 (Ch.).
[Stage direction] Heir sal the bairns cry keck lyke ane ke
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Keck n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/keck>
