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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Miscontent, a. Also: miss-. [e.m.E. (c 1489).] Discontented, ill-pleased, annoyed, angry. = Miscontentit.Const. with, of, at (someone or something), noun clause (with that), or infin.(1) 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2312.
Our Lord Jesus … Culd nocht compleis the peopill all, Bot sum war miscontent a1578 Pitsc. (1728) 54. c1600 Montg. Suppl. vii. 27.
Quhair luiffe doith licht sould nane be miscontent 1596 Moysie 130.
His hienes … tuik not the same in guid pairt, bot as ane miscontent withdrew him selfe c1650 Spalding I. 243.
He renuncis his commissioun, and none miscontent(2) 1558-66 Knox I. 385.
To the effect I mycht lose ane pairt of the occasioun I have to be miscontent with yow 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 48.
Quhen sho wes misscontent of ony man Ib. 27.(3) 1570 Misc. Bann. C. I. 38.
Monie that wer with me in the beginning … ar miscontent with my proceidingis c 1570 Breadalbane Lett.
That he wes miscontent of the deid that my bruther did 1571 Sempill Sat. P. xxviii. 101. 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 273.
Whairat the French ambassadore … was nocht a little miscontent becaus that … the king … suld be thus callit a traytore a1578 Pitsc. I. 38/26. 1597 Moysie xxiv.
His lordship is sumquhat miscontent with that article 1612 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 117.
So miscontent with the taxatioun that [etc.] c1650 Spalding I. 19.
[He] gat no good payment of his fie … quhairat he wes miscontent(4) 1543 Douglas Corr. 152.
Bering … that ȝe belevit not we woolde haif bene miscontent that [etc.] 1568 Haddington Corr. 271.
Miscontent that ony sould haif reull of ws … by him c 1568–9 Breadalbane Lett. (22 Aug.).
The lordis auditouris war miscontent that ȝe come nocht to the last checker 1600 Crim. Trials II. 211. a1650 Row 314.(5) 1598 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 80.
We wil be very miscontent to see ony our special frendis enter in contradictione with you
