A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Scrip, Skrip(e, Skirp, Scorp, v. [Of unknown origin.] tr., intr. To mock (at), deride. —(a) c1450-2 Howlat 67 (A).
Sum skripe [B. skirp] me with scorne c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 164/97.
The ja him skrippit with a skryke, And skornit him 15.. Christis Kirk 21 (M).
Sche scornit Jok and scrippit [B. skraipit] at him; 1558-66 Knox I 119.
The cardinall scripped and said, … ‘I shall lodge all the men-of-ware into my eae, that shall land in Scotland’ Ib. II 381.
Articles war presented … but all was scripped at Ib. 454.
Whilk when he had read, he scripped and said, ‘Homines obscuri’ Ib. I 225. Ib. II 297. a1651 Calderwood II 160.
Lethington scripped at this motioun Ib. II 275.
When Lethington had viewed the Apologie, he scripped and said, [etc.] —(b) 1535 Stewart 16937.
Thir ȝoung lordis sum scorpit with greit scorne, Layand agane, [etc.]
