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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rostit, Roistit, ppl. adj. Also: -yt, -ed. [ME and e.m.E. rosted (a1300); Rost v.] That has been roasted.
1. Of food, esp. meat: That has been cooked by roasting.c1420 Wynt. i 439.
For tyll ete fleyhs forowtyn blude; Rostyt, sodyn, or in paste 1456 Hay II 119/5.
And thus is gude till a fat man and corpolent, rostit metis c1475 Wall. xi 645.
Rostyt flesche thar was, als breid and cheis c1520-c1535 Nisbet Luke xxiv 42.
And thai offrit to him a part of fisch rostit a1568 Bann. MS 72b/61.
Rostit meit dryis the blude a1578 Pitsc. II 53/18.
Because they eat ane rostit guse in Lentroun 1585 Reg. Privy C. III 751. 1591 Thanes of Cawdor 203.
Soddin and rostit keponis 1608 Glasg. Univ. Mun. III 520.
Roistit muttoun or veill 1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 68.
Rosted aples ready drest … rosted geese cut unto its percels 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. (1681) i 26.
Who say … If rosted eggs be best, or sodden? 1701 Brand Orkney & Shetl. 111.
Fishing at sea, he would at his pleasure tak up any rosted fish with his line … ready for his use. This was certainly done by the agency of evil spirits
2. a. Of a person: That has been subjected to torture by scorching. b. Of a thing: That has been scorched or burned.a. a1400 Leg. S. xxii 489.
The rostit syd turne vpe & ete 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 65.
The erle … left … the half rostit abbot to be keipit thair as presonerb. a1598 Ferg. Prov. No. 458.
Of ignorant persons: … He hes good skill of rosted wool, when it stinkes it is enough
c. fig. ? Overheated (by sexual intercourse).1536 Lynd. Answ. Flyting 54.
That feind, with fuffilling of hir roistit hoch, Cast doun the fat, quharthrow drink … Come rudely rinnand doun about ȝour luggis
