Show Search Results Show Browse
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: 1460
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Pitevisly, adv. [Cf. ME. pitevous, etc., varr. of Pituous a.] = Pite(o)usly adv., Pitwisly adv., Petuo(u)sly adv. — c1460 Regimine Principum 276 (Marchm.).
Thi saul thine honour blekkit pitevisly
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Pitevisly adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/pitevisly>
