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: 1460, 1577-1626
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(Misfortunit,) Misforttunit, -fortwnit, -fortoun'd, a. [e.m.E. misfortuned (1582).] Affected by or fraught with misfortune, unfortunate, ill-fated. —c1460 Consail Vys Man 270.
Nawyt nocht fortone thocht thow bee Misfortwnit that misgouernys thé a1578 Pitsc. I. 8/4.
This potent prince … vas murdreist be ane misforttunit gown 1626 Garden Worthies 54.
I misfortoun'd fell, confyn'd, & fleem'd
