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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Contigue, a. Also: -tigew, -tegue. [F. contigu, L. contiguus.]

1. Contiguous in space; adjacent.Sometimes in quasi-adverbial use = in contiguity. Also freq. in ly or lyand contigue.(1) 1489 Acta Aud. 146/1.
The said thre akeris of land liand on the hip of Gaustoune mure contigue and liand with the said land of Richartoune 1495 Reg. Cupar A. I. 246.
The Bewmont hil, contigew and immediate of the est syde of the twa acris set be vs til Wil Mason 1540 Reg. Great S. 488/2.
Passand up contigue with the lard of Tachonis landis to the Blakbank 1556 Peebles B. Rec. 230.
The merch stane at the hie gait syde nixt contigue Iames Gowane heretage 1574 Thanes of Cawdor 180.
Eister and Wester Delneis contigue adiacent to the saidis landis 1622-6 Bisset II. 204/29.
He … caused build the castell of Berigone in Lochquhaber contigue adjacent with Lorne 1642 Strathbogie Presb. 33.
The Laird of Cromby regratit that the stool of repentance was sett wp contigue to his dask 1665 Lauder Journal 2.
My chamber was contigue to a … pleasant wood(2) 1529 Red Bk. Grandtully I. 70.
That thai ly contigue wytht the saidis landis 1538 Reg. Privy S. II. 385/2.
Thre aikeris of land lyand contigue with the said Wismanhill 1542 Irvine Mun. I. 194.
The said tenement contigue liand to the tenement of Ninian Younge 1549 Compl. 167/6.
Ther nychtbours heretagis that lyis contigue besyde them 1558 Inverness B. Rec. I. 16.
Ane tenement of land lyand contegue in Demmisdall on the vest syde of the samin 1586 Melville Chart. 125.
The porte and hevin … of Bruntiland, lyand contigue with the landis of Wester Kingorne 1622-6 Bisset II. 50/19.
The ilandis … lyis adjacent contigue togidder 1641 Kinghorn Kirk S. 39.
All and haill that peece land lyand contigue with the manse 1662 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 230.
The same [lands] ly not contigue and together but in diverse shirefdoms

2. Successive in time. 1622 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 103.
Ten pundis, to be payit be hir … in cace sho be fund absent thrie Svndayes contigue togidder