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.
Retribute, v. [e.m.E. (1575), L. retribūt- p.p. stem of retribuere, f. tribuere to give, assign.] tr. To give or assign by way of repayment or requital. —1611-57 Mure Doomesday 59.
Wretch, … Whom Hell attends with open throate, Readie to retribute the lote To thy deservings due
