A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1628
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Over-, Ovir-hie, Over-heich, a. and adv. [ME. overheȝere compar. (Wyclif), early oferrheh (Orm), e.m.E. overhigh, OE. oferhéah. Also Our-hie.] Too high, also, too tall; adv. too highly. — (1572) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 807.
His blonk was … ouir hie a1570-86 Shaw Maitland Folio MS cxlvi. 23.
Bewar with ouir hie landis 1567 Anderson Collect. Mary II. 187.
My lord thocht it [the wall] over heich to loup a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1808.
Ye luke over hie
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Ovir-hie adj., adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/ovir_hie>
