A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420-1423, 1532-1579
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Falland, ppl. a. [Northern ME. falland (c 1300), pres. pple. of Fall v.] a. Falling. Falland ill or evil, epilepsy. b. Falland case, accident. c. Hanging. —c1420 Wynt. v. 5672.
Offt he tuke the falland ille 1579 Black Bk. Taymouth 142.
Gyff ony man … ettis ony gwys fles in ony of thir thre dais he sal hawe the ffaland ewil —a 1423 Reg. Great S. 44/2.
Gif it hapnys to falye that the said Kyrktoun cummys nocht to sa mekyll throuch distroblance or falland case —1532 Master of Works Accounts II. 48.
The south standand lycht in the vter chalmer contenis xxxiiij futis, … the north falland lycht contenis xx futis, … the south falland lycht contenis xi futis
