A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1628-1629
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Upstandand, -ing, Wpstandand, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. vpstondyng (Chaucer), vpstanding (Spenser); Upstand v. Cf. Standand(e ppl. adj.] a. Standing or set in an upright position. b. Remaining intact. —a. 1513 Doug. iv v 20.
Ane huge, horribill … monstre … Quhou mony fedderis bene on hir body fynd … Als mony hes scho prik vpstandand [Sm. wpstandand] eris 1628–9 Misc. Maitl. C. III 370.
To lay fyre to the upstanding craig at the greine 2 dayes —b. 1513 Doug. iv vi 62.
To nane onkouth landis the list go … Bot that auld Troy war ȝyt vpstandand [Sm. wpstandand] still
