A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Responsive,) Responsyve, adj. [e.m.E. responsive (1529), F. responsif, -ive (1399 in Hatz.-Darm.), also in lettre responsive a letter answering certain allegations, late L. responsīvus.] That makes answer; ? that responds to love. —a1568 Scott ix 3.
Considdir hairt my trew intent Suppois I am nocht eloquent To wryt ȝow anschir responsyve
