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.
Viragolike, adj. [17th c. Eng. virago-like (1602), vyrago-like (1615).] Like a female warrior, amazonian. —a1686 Turner Mem. 104.
Madamoiselle … with her viragolike presence and eloquence, cajold the burgesses guards
