Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1710-1723, 1880-1900
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†DOTE, n. and v. Also doat.
1. n. A dowry (Abd. 1825 Jam.2). Arch. in Eng.Abd. 1900 E.D.D.:
John's nae rough, but the dote he'll get alang wi' Mary'll help him.
2. v. To endow, bequeath. Ppl.adj. doted.Sc. 1723 W. MacFarlane Geog. Coll. (S.H.S.) I. 410:
Ane old Hospitall . . . where lepers are mentain'd and hes lands of ther own doted by one of the Kings of Scotland a leper.Fif. 1710 R. Sibbald Hist. Fif. and Knr. 41:
He made a Vow to build something of Note there, and afterwards built the Abbay for the Chanons, and doted it.Hdg. 1880 A. I. Ritchie Ch. St Baldred 119:
That that parish has been stripped of much which was doted to it is beyond dispute.Lnk. 1884 J. Hunter Poems 12:
Wi' hauchty pride he ne'er was doated.
