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 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Bonteth, n. Also: bontethe, -teith; bontath. [OF. bontet, bonted, earlier form of bonté: see Bonté and cf. Bounteth.] A gratuity, bounty. Also attrib. with shoes. 1539 Exch. R. XVII. 217.
In duabus bollis farrine avenatice deliberatis pro lie bonteth duarum navicularum
1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 196.
Understandand that … thair was ane honest reward promist to him for his bontath
Ib.
Acceptand the premissis for his reward and bontath
1563 Ib. III. 159.
He had seruit treulie … at the wark of the new tolbuth … and thair desyrit thair lordschippis to mak him thair fre gild broder for his bonteth
c1590 Fowler 200 § 66.
But any gayne by bontethe or by fee
1675 Corshill Baron Ct. 128.
Three paire of new shoes … and two new shirtis as the bontethes … resting be him to Margaret Nicoll … for severall termes service
1686 Ib. 173.
Ane paire of double solled bonteith shoes of ane hirds bonteith

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

"Bonteth n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 9 Oct 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/bonteth>

3646

dost

Hide Advanced Search

Browse DOST:

    Loading...

Share: