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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Depend, v. Also: depen. [ME. depende (1413), OF. dependre, L. dēpendēre.]

1. intr. To depend on or upon a person or thing, in various senses. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 137/20.
On hir dependit the cummyn of Goddis sone 1483 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 47.
Thay depend … vpoun thair singular availl and proffit c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 420.
I am the kingis blude … Onely dependand on his excellence 1513 Doug. iii. ii. 41.
Geif ws thine answer quharon we sal depend 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. vi.
Our life … Dependis from thir hevinlie creaturis 1545 Acts II. 454/1.
Intimatioun maid of the samyn [summons] … with all connexis & annexis depending tharvpoun 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 36.
Defend sic innocent creaturis as dependis onelie … upoun your mercy a1578 Pitsc. I. 40/25.
Be informatioun of sum … gredie flatteraris that dependit wpoun him 1596 Dalr. I. 267/18.
S. Andro, vpon quhais protectioune the Scotis natioune dependis 1640 Bk. Pasquils 103.
Pray for our Couenanters, Quho still depens on God

b. To be in attendance on or upon one. 15.. Clar. iv. 2296.
The nobill Lordis still on hir dependit, And hir convoyit up into the hall 1544 Treas. Acc. VIII. 283.
To Ihonne Patersoun, pursivant, quha dependit upoun my lord governour all the tyme of his gracis being in Glasgw

2. In pres. pple.: Being still in process or undecided; awaiting settlement. 1471 Acta Aud. 12/2.
A breif of mortancestry dependand in the Justice are of Couper betuix the said Andro & the lard of Ardross 1483 Ib. *136/1.
Becaus the said Archbald allegit bastardye … dependand in the consistore court of Glasgow vndecidit 1526 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 227.
For the defens of thair materis or causis dependand before the toun 1539 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 199.
The said Schir David … to remyt the clame of the said oxin depending in the consistore 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 207.
Understandand that thair is dependand afoir the lordis of counsale diuers grete actionis [etc.] 1570 Peebles B. Rec. 318.
To write to my lord provest anentis the trublance dependand amangis nychtbouris, for avoyding of cummeris 1622-6 Bisset II. 70/27.
For preceptis to arreist causis dependand befoir thaim, ij s.

b. Still owing or unpaid. 1588-9 Ayr B. Acc. 162.
Anent the xxxiij s. iiij d. dependand be David Crawfurd the last yeir

3. To be vacant and unassigned. 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 131.
Becaus St. Androis then dependit, To heich promotione he pretendit