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

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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Peteo(u)s, -ious, a. Also: -eouse, -eus, -ius. [Late ME. peteous (Lydgate), var. of Piteous a. Cf. Petous a., Petuo(u)s a.] Piteous, in the usual senses. = Petuo(u)s a.a. = Petuo(u)s a. 1. b. = Petuo(u)s a. 2. c. = Petuo(u)s a. 3.a. 1533 Boece xi. xvi. 437.
With peteos voce thai besocht almychty God [etc.] 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1518 (Bann.).
With mony peteous pater noster 15.. Sym & Bruder 119.
He maid a peteous panting c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 163 (M). —1522 G. Doug. in Douglas Corr. 84.
The mater is petious gif [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. II. 159/33.
Quhilk was peteous to sieb. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 168/30.]
[Thow petius lady 1494 Loutfut MS. 19 b.
He … wes … rycht peteus [Lindsay MS. pitwos] of thaim that suffres c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 473.
I am sa peteouse to the pur a1538 Abell 72 a.
At naturalie the women is mair soft and peteous na the man —a1568 Bann. MS. 33 a/82.
Gife rewth hes rowme in thy remembrance With peteous hairt his passioun thow persewc. 1513 Doug. i. ix. 42 (Sm.) (see Petuo(u)s a. 3).
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