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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1590
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(Iss-,) Yssing, ppl. a. [e.m.E. hissing (a 1547); His(s v.] Hissing. — c1590 J. Stewart 91/402.
As quhan ane pastor … at his feit ane yssing serpent spyis
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"Yssing ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/yssing>
