A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1549-1554
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(Proportiounit,) -io(u)n-, -yo(w)n-, -d, -yt, -et, Proporcioned, ppl. adj. [Proportio(u)ne v.] a. With wele or evil: (Well, or badly) proportioned. b. Of music: Having ‘proportion’ in sense 3 a or 3 b of Proportio(u)n(e n. —a. c1420 Wynt. vi 1911.
A fayr man, … Off bewte plesand and off heycht Proportyownd [C. proportyonyt, W. proportiound] wele in all mesoure 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 12/1.
Sche that hed ane veil proportionet body hed euil proportionet feit —b. 1554 Facs. Nat. MSS III xxxvi.
A certane excellent musician … with his swete proporcioned and melodious armonye
