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: 1501, 1693
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]
Tatterit, Tattryt, Tottred, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. tatird (Rolle), tatered (c1394), tottered (1570), tatter'd (Spenser); Tatter n.] a. Having ragged or pointed projections; jagged. b. Tattered, torn. —a. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 350.
Dragouns [etc.] … With mouthis gapand, forkit taillis tatterit [L. tattryt] —b. 1693 Urquhart Rabelais iii xvii.
The ragged and tottred equipage of her person
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Tatterit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/tatterit>
