A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1691
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]
Transpyr(e, v. [e.m.E. transpire (1597) to emit, give off (vapour, etc.), F. transpirer.] tr. To absorb (food) into the body throrow the pores. — 1691 Kirk Secr. Commonw. (1964) 372.
Conveying a pure aliment … by transfusing it, and transpyring throrow the pores into the veins and arteries
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Transpyr v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/transpyre>
