Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1475
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Rebet, v. [Bete v.2 Cf. F. rebattre, e.m.E. rebeat (1595), also e.m.E. rebat(e (1590) (OED rebate 6).] intr. To rush upon (on) for a second time; to assail again. — c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace x 202.
With new power thai will on him rebet [: ourset]
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Rebet v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/rebet>
