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: 1605-1616
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Lurg-dog, Lurgg-, n. [repr. Gael. cù luirg(e (cù dog, luirg(e gen. of lorg track).] A bloodhound. — ? 1605 Reg. Privy C. VII. 744.
That in every parish there may be some lurgg dogges kept, one or moe, … for following of pettie stouthes 1616 Hist. Clan Gregor I. 435.
The man that wes directit to the Marques of Huntlie withe ane lurg dog
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Lurg-dog n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/lurg_dog>
