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
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Patern,) Pathern(e, v. [e.m.E. pattern- (1581), patern (1588), f. Patern,n. Cf. F. patronner.] tr. To make (something) after (be) a certain model or pattern. — 1567 Lanark B. Rec. 37.
All the wechtis that beis within the brucht to be maid and pathernit be the troin wechtis
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Patern v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/patern_v>
