A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1590
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Mirthful(l, Myrthfull, a. [ME. (Cursor M.) and e.m.E. mirthful(l.] Full of joy, joyous, gladsome.(1) a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 355.
Befoir that mirthfull man menstrallis playis a1500 Ib. 954. a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow Proh. 12.
Quhair melody is the mirthfull maistrace c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 282.
[I could] ay be mery in my mynd and myrthfull of cher c1500-c1512 Id. x. 35.
Celestial fowlis … Be myrthfull now c1500-c1512 Ib. 52. c1500-c1512 Id. xxv. 30.
The mirthfull Mary, virgen chaist 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 168. 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 615.
That quyet court, myrthfull and immutabyll 1537 Id. Depl. Magd. 168.
In presence of ane myrthfull multitude 1570 Satirical Poems xv. 34.
Thow mirthfull nychtingaill c1590 J. Stewart II. 167/4. a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xlviii. 173.(2) c1450-2 Howlat 998.
In mirthfull moneth of May c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 9. c1500-c1512 Ib. 82. c1500-c1512 Id. xlviii. 163.
The birdis … Quhois mirthfull soun wes mervelus to heir c1500-c1512 Id. lxviii. 18. 1580 Hume Promine 77.
Treis, frutes and flouris … enamaling mony mirthfull meid a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxix. 1.(3) a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 1486.
Man … Micht think it ware a mirthfull merchandice To lois a fynger his lyf for to resplait
