A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1531, 1615
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Lauch, Lawch, n.3 A piece of low-lying ground. = Laich n.1 1. — 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I. 275/22.
The Scottis, … seyng the Pichtis of moir novmer than mycht be nureist in Anguse, Fife, Striueling, the Watter of Erne and the lawth of Cawder Wod 1615 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 324.
And thairfra keipand the lauche betuixt the medow and the bray quhill it come to the burne 1615 Ib. 325.
And thairfra doun the lauche … betuixt Collesones dyck and the teillit land of Caprastoun to the fuird aboue Peterstoun
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Lauch n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 9 Jul 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/lauch_n_3>
