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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Belang, v. [Northern ME. belang, midl. and southern belonge(n, bilonge(n, f. long, Lang v.]

1. intr. To pertain to one as a possession or right. Also with dative of person.(1) 1446 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 312.
All dwiteis belangand till vs of the said landis 1478 Peebles B. Rec. 183.
Fruttis belangand to the said alter 1492 Treas. Acc. I. 207.
The relefe of Clesche, belangand to Margret Prestoun a1578 Pitsc. I. 95/22.
All wther landis belangand … to the king 1609 Peebles B. Rec. 75.
The quotis quhairof sall pertene and belang to ws(2) c1500-c1512 Dunb. lviii. 18.
To fische all wateris [that] dois belang thame 1567 G. Ball. 35.
Gif me my part of geir, Quhilk me belangis a1570-86 Maitl. F. xcix. 66.
ȝour vniust conqueis … restoir to thame it did belang

2. To pertain to, as a quality, adjunct, or appendage. 1450 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 12.
Punds [for weighing] maid beyond se belangand to spycerie 1456 Hay II. 78/2.
Thingis that pertenis and belangis to thyne estate a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 248.
Spycis belangand to the pothecairis a1570-86 Maitland M. Fol. xix. 24.
How to rewle … With wisdome all belangand to thy crowne 1567 Sat. P. vi. 108.
Leif nathing that belangis to the Paip, unrutit out 1622-6 Bisset I. 307/4.
The heiring of the dome belangand to the said tenement Ib. II. 230/14.
That … knawlege belangis onlie to the admyrall

b. With dative or indirect object. As belangand, as concerning. 1456 Hay I. 66/19.
As belangand the first questioun Ib. 113/15.
Quhat thing him belangis principaly c1460 Consail Wys Man 293.
As belangand payne and meid c1460 Wisd. Sol. 634.
Thing … that belangis hyme nocht to knaw 1477 Edinb. Chart. 141.
All irne werk belanging cutleris 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 331.
With euery bonte belangand a gentill wycht c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2002.
Quhilk maist belangith thy purpose