We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1549

[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]

Morcat, n. (? Erroneous for marcat Market n. or Mercat n.) —1549 Complaynte of Scotland 106. heading of chapter
The familiarite that is betuix Inglis men & Scottis men in ane pace varld [footnote so original; probably misread for baith in MS.] at mercattis [footnote morcattis] and conuentions on the tua bordours

25396

dost