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: 1533-1566
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Prekar, Preakar, n. [Late north. ME (? a 1400) and e.m.E. preker: cf. Prikar n. and Prek(e v.] = Prik(k)ar n. 1. —1533 Boece 303.
Prekaris [L. Equitatus] send be Arthure to follow the chais … astonyst Saxons be sic vehement terroure 1558-66 Knox I 210.
The Erle of Warwik … perceaving the host to be molested with the Scotishe preakaris
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Prekar n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/prekar>
