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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Froit(e, Froyt(e, n. Also: frote, frotte. [ME. froite, froyte, var. of Fruit, Fruct n.]

1. Fruit as the product of trees or plants.(a) 1375 Barb. x. 191.
The treis all sammyn stude Chargit vith froytis a1400 Leg. S. iii. 458.
The froyt [that] wes etyne thar Ib. xii. 171.
Rubene come in thare stepande, & fand hyme sa takand his froyte c1420 Wynt. i. 114.
The tre of lyf thare in is set; Off that froyt quha mycht get [etc.] Ib. 435.
Froyt and gyrs thai oysyd tyll ete 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 189.
Gyf the Abbot chargis hym of hys froytis, for the price he sal gif hym and he wald sel thame in to the markat c1475 Wall. iii. 2.
Baith erbe and froyte … in euery slonk and slaid(b) a1400 Leg. S. iii. 456.
For Adame vnclene handis racht to that tre, the froit to get a1500 Seven S. 552.
With the froit that was so sweit He plukit and kest dovne gud scare 1490 Irland Mir. I. 58/20.
Gers, corne, ..wynis, and all maner of froite growis in it 1492 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 419.
Eplis, vnȝounis, ..feggis, raysinis, and al vther froitisattrib. 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 171.
Plantation of treis, … brvme parkis and orchardis of froyt treis 1473 Ib. 189.
With plantation of frote treis of the best kynd ma be gottyn

b. In fig. or transf. senses. a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi. 268.
Dois worthy froite of pennance ay c1420 Wynt. i. 123.
To this my wyt is wallowide dry But floure or froyte Ib. viii. 1439.
Thare come na froyt off that weddyng c1420 Ratis R. 1153.
Than springis rutis of resone That beris the froyt discressione Ib. 1170. a1500 Lanc. 1641.
So that yow be not … frome the froit of blissit folk refusit

2. Natural products, esp. of land as a source of revenue; emoluments. a1400 Leg. S. xxvii. 1487.
Weddire had thai thane, That thai wane froyt of land & se ? 1423 Reg. Great S. 38/2.
The fermys and the frottis … tane in the principale some of na maner of waye to be contyt 1440 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 192.
All the froytis and revenowes belangand half the erledome of Marre 1488 Acta Aud. 123/1.
All froitis and proffitis of all the saidis landis 1515 Fife Sheriff Ct. 17.
That the said personis had … takyne vp the said Master Alexandris teynd froittis Ib.
The spoilȝeing of … Alexander of the said froittis 1533 Boece x. iv. 355.
He grantit to [kirkmen] … all kynde of froitis, proffittis, and landis within his kinrik