accoontable
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]accoontable (comparative mair accoontable, superlative maist accoontable)
- accountable
- 1871, William Alexander, Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk:
- Upo’ the tae han’ we’re nae accoontable gin we dinna tak’ an order wi’ them that’s owregyaun the laws o’ the lan’, an’ fleein 7 the vera face o’ Parliament itsel’, lat aleen the grytest nobility i’ the kwintra […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
[edit]- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.