A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1699
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(Nicht-,) Nychtschaid, n. [Late ME. nyȝtschode. nichtheshod(e, niȝteschede, e.m.E. nyghte-, night(e)shad(e, OE. nihtscada.] The plant nightshade. —1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. viii (Bot.).
Ane kynd of nychtschaid or drall