A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1475-1603
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Glose, Glois, n. [ME. glose (c 1290), OF. glose, med. L. glosa, L. glōssa. Cf. Glos n.1]
1. A gloss; a comment or explanation.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints Prol. 6.
As sais the romance of the rose But settyng to of ony glose a1400 Ib. xix. 631.
Of this martyre in-to the glose In his preface sais Ambrose a1500 Henr. Fab. 1207.
Seikand full mony decreitis of the law, And glosis als a1500 Ib. 1214.
The glose and text of the decreis 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 143/8.
The solutione of this questione requiris nocht … ane glose 1584 Satirical Poems xlv. 736.
Of omnigatherine now his glose He maid it lyk a Wealchman hose 1597 Melvill 413.
Gif it [sc. the Word] come … cleir against the leyed purpose, then the King's man … man devyse a glose or distingo(b) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace xi. 655.
Wythoutyn glois I will tell furth my taill 1535 Stewart 57712.
In plane langage, withoutin ony glois 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 7579.
Now with thy glorious glois, With thy fals taillis of tene, thow trowis to win the hois
2. ? A talk, chat, gossip.1603 Philotus xxiv.
Till supper tyme then may ȝe chois, Unto ȝour garden to repois, Or merelie to tak ane glois
