A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Ungeird, -gird, p.p. [e.m.E. vngeird (1588) with the gearing disconnected; Gerit ppl. adj.] Not protected by armour. —15.. Christis Kirk 167 (B).
Quhair thair gobbis wes vngeird [M. vngird] Thay gat vpoun the gammis Quhill bludy berkit wes thair beird
