A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1568
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Stupiditie, n. [e.m.E. stupydyte (1541).] Lack of care, indifference. — 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 15.
The cause quhairby few ar preseruit … is maist euident … the negligence & stupiditie of mankynd, contemptioun of medicine [etc.]
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Stupiditie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/stupiditie>


