Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Outbrist, v. P.t. outbrist, -bryst; outbrast; outbristed, -brystyd, and owt-. [Brist v., and cf. ME. p.t. vte brast (Cursor M.), outbrast (c 1400).] intr. To burst out or forth.(a) c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 164 (M).
Now sall the byll all out brist that beild hes bein lang(b), (a) c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 3021.
For blude that of the birnand irn out brast(b) c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 15477.
And als for hete almaist his ene outbrist [: thrist] c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 346 (Ch. & M.).
My breist … bowdyn wes sa huge That neir my baret out brist or the band makin 1513 Doug. iv. i. 61.
Thus sayand, the brycht teris onon owtbrist c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3909.
Out bryst(c) c1420 Wynt. i. 401.
Belyde boggys than out brystyd [E. out bristed]