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: 1608-1623
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Unwriting,) Unwryting, -wreatting, pres. p. [Write v. Cf. 17th c. Eng. unwriting ppl. adj. (1663).] Not writing, refraining from writing. — 1608 M. Napier Mem. J. Napier 315.
This causit me to continow unwreatting to you quhill I saw quhat end our teinth laiding sould tak ?1623 Melrose P. 538.
I haue stayed vnwryting till I sould heare frome the earle of Niddisdaill
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Unwriting pres. p.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unwriting>
