A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1513, 1604-1605
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Dragle, Draigle, v. [Cf. late ME. drakelyn.] tr. To bedraggle. — 1513 Doug. vii. Prol. 76.
Puyr lauboraris … Went wait and wery draglit in the fen a1605 Montg. Flyt. 381 (T).
Draiglit throw dirtie dubbis and dykis a1605 Id. Son. lxvi. 7.
If ȝe bot saw me … With old bogogers … Draiglit in dirt
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Dragle v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/dragle>
