Middle English Dictionary Entry
Scotrīe n.
Entry Info
Forms | Scotrīe n. |
Etymology | From Scot n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Scots; wild ~, the Gaelic-speaking inhabitants of north and west Scotland.
Associated quotations
- c1475(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Hrl 661)p.420 : Betuene the see of the West occion And the hilles of Scotlonde occident The wilde Scotrie have their propre mancion.