A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420
[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Scabiose,) Scabius, n. Also: schabyose. [ME and e.m.E. scabiose (c1400), scabyous (1526), etc., med. L. scabiosa (a1250 in Latham); f. as Scabiose,adj.] Scabious, a plant of the genus scabiosa, believed to be efficacious in certain skin diseases; — c1420 Liber Calchou II 451.
Thir iiij herbys that is with dytane [etc.] … and scabius c1420 Ib.
Schabyose
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Scabiose n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/scabiose_n>
