A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1583-1593
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Portionat, v. and p.p. [f. Portio(u)n(e n. 2 b: cf. med. L. (Brit.) portionare to apportion.] tr. To provide with a portion of an inheritance. — 1583 Edinburgh Testaments XII 251.
The said Johne Kennedy ordinit Johne Kennedy Elizabeth & Katherine Kennedeis his vnportionat barnes to be portionat according to ane writting & appointment maid be him 1584 Ib. XIII 240 b.
That my foure ȝoungest sones haif thair thrid of my mouabill gudis & dettis awand to me becaus that Andro is portionat alreddie 1593 Ib. XXVI 29.
He levis fyve ȝeiris proffeit of the kirk of Mochrum to portionat his eldest dochter
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Portionat v., p.p.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/portionat>
