A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1498-1499
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Somnolent,) Sompnolent, adj. [e.m.E. sompnolent (c1475), somnolent (1615), MF somnolent (a1429 in Larousse), L. somnul-, somnolent- full of sleep.] Somnolent, drowsy. — a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 801 (Asl.).
Off sytefull sottis in syn so sompnolent [Arund. ? sumpnslent or ? sumpuslent] Awake fra slepe
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Somnolent adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/somnolent>
