Show Search Results Show Browse

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Waspish, Wespish, adj. [e.m.E. waspyshe (1566), waspishe (a1568), waspish (1596).] Like a wasp, having some characteristic of a wasp. — 1649 Review Bramble's Faire Warning Preface.
I saw … his pen so wespish and full of gall, that I judged him unworthy of any answer
1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. (1751) 89.
Thy waspish tongue will never fail To prat, to scold, revile and rail

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Waspish adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/waspish>

48830

dost

Hide Advanced Search

Browse DOST:

    Loading...

Share: