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Halding, Haulding, vbl. n. Also: haldin, -yn(e, hadding, hadin, hading. [Northern ME. haldyng, midl. and s. holdyng, -unge (c 1225), f. Hald v. See also Buth-haldar n.]

l. The action of the verb, in various senses.(1) 1375 Barb. vi. 197.
To ask halding of this assent 1456 Hay II. 50/34.
That knychtis … has a grete charge of justice halding c1475 Wall. viii. 1640.
Thow werray help in haldyn off the rycht 1484 Acta Aud. *141/2.
The accioun … for the wrangwis halding waist of his landis 1491 Acta Conc. 168/2.
For the honorable sustentacioune and haldin of his house 1519 Buccleuch Mun. II. 135.
The haldin or fedin of hundis 1555 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 286.
The … vsing and halding of ane cobill vpoun the said watter 1581 Acts III. 225.
The halding of horsis at hard meit all the somer season 1675 Forbes Baron Ct. 299.
No laborer … sall recett nor … giue anie hadin to ani … idle persons(2) 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 161.
For ane greit bauk … for halding of schippis 1600-1610 Melvill 304.
Scrolles, wryttes, … in the haldin of anie breither 1636 Edinb. Test. LVII. 255 b.
Twa boyes for halding of horsis(3) 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 3.
The wrangwis haldin fra him of vij s. 1491 Dunferm. B. Rec. 28.
The borch … for wrangwis haldyn fra him his custum of the abbay 1526 Carnwath Barony Ct. 45.
The vrangus … haldin fra thaim of iij fuderis of hay(4) 1490 Acta Conc. 164/1.
The wrangwis … halding him out of tenne pundis worthe lande 1527 Reg. Privy S. I. 558/2.
Ane respett … for halding furth of James erle of Arane at the Nethirbow 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 185.
With halding vp sufficientlie the wattir of the dame 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 195.
Ane clows … for halding in of the watter 1598 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 168.
Tending … to the … haulding vp and fostering of darth of victuall 1644 Ib. IV. 12.
The taxtars … gave thair solemne aithes be haulding vp of thair hands (5) a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 778.
Hard hading to fleis cwarts

2. The holding of land by feudal tenure; the land so held or the title-deeds. 1375 Barb. xix. 66.
To the king That he held of all his halding ?1438 Alex. i. 590.
Our lord the king, That we hald of all our halding c 1525 Aberd. Episc. Reg. I. 390.
The said Androw Elphinstoun hes been lauchfullie … summond … to schaw his haldyng 1592–3 Misc. Spald. C. V. 116.
To Ihone Browne, messinger, quhen he brocht the charge to produce the townis halding 1622-6 Bisset I. 300/34.
To schaw his halding, his charter, and evidentis

3. The holding of courts, markets, etc. 1415 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I. 37.
At Perth, the tyme of our chekar haldin 1420 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 181.
In the halding of the said ayeris 1471 Acta Aud. 22/1.
The … distroiblans of … Symon in the halding of his court 1477 Edinb. Chart. 140.
In the setting and halding of the saide markettis 1529 Wemyss Corr. (MS.).
To pas with ws to the haldin of our iustice aris 1555–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 175.
For ane discheione … at the halding of ane curt 1595 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 112.
For haulding of justice, courtis vpon … distroyeris of smoltis 1622-6 Bisset I. 67/1.
The forme, and maner of fenssing or halding of courtis