A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Schone, adj. [Of doubtful origin and meaning.] ? Fearful, afraid. —a1400 Legends of the Saints iii 978.
Thane sad the bischope … ‘Of sic thinge ar thé nocht schone' a1400 Ib. v 431.
He ves schamyt, & ves schone, And one his horse gat alsone, And fled
