Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1745-1767, 1882
[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
†EXECUTE, pa.p. Obs. Sc. form of pa.p. executed, carried into effect. Obs. in Eng. since early 18th cent. Cf. Educate.Sc. 1745 in S.C. Misc. (1841) I. 407:
I have a letter from Blelack, who hase execute his orders to very good purpose.Ork. 1767 P. Fea MS. Diary (15 March):
A warning execute against . . . the tenants.Fif. 1882 “S. Tytler” Sc. Marriages I. 276:
You ha'e lived to see vengeance execut' on him.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Execute p.p.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/execute>
