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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ley-land, n. Also: lie-. [ME. leylond (c 1325), -land, e.m.E. le-, lay-, lea-land.] Land left lea (Ley a.). Also attrib. 1552 Prot. Bk. A. Gaw (S.R.S.) 24.
viij bollis of muckit land, viii bollis of avot land, aucht bollis of ley land and sex bollis of ebraik atis 1553 Blackfriars Perth 233.
Ane pece ley land liand at the southe and eist part of thair croft 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 225.
The said Patrik gadderit the haill plewis of the cuntrie and fauchit the ley land of the said Gilbertis tak landis 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Novale, ley-land a 1595 Skene Celtic Sc. III. 437.
Tierhie … is all teillit land, & na girs but ley land, quhilk is maist nurischand girs of ony uther quhairthrow the ky of this ile abundis sa of milk [etc.] 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. MS. 64 b.
The tenentis … quha hes failȝeit the foldis dwmra anent the ley landis and teindis 1608 Reg. Great S. 779/2.
Cum pastura 40 ovium [etc.] … super graminis campis et lie ley-landis de Westhall 1671 Goudie Shetl. Antiq. 235.
[The baillie] sall use all means possible to provyde laufull tennents for his majesties ley lands within the said bailyerie, and that he shall use all endevour to prevent the lying ley of any pairt of the samen landsattrib. 1502 Orkney Rentals i. 18.
Summa supra an^t de ley land male iij last xj m.(b) 1663 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. 67.
[That none] break any lie land