A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1549-1561
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Superb(e, adj. [17th c. Eng. superb (1654), F. superbe (c1120 in Larousse), L. superbus.] a. Of a city, its buildings, etc.: Magnificent, splendid. b. Of a person: Haughty, arrogant. —a. 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 25/17.
The superb Troy —b. a1561 Norvell Meroure 34b.
Wicked Haman, superbe and glorious
