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Our Lady day, n. Also: oure and lad(i)e, laidy and da. [ME. (1297) and e.m.E.] One of the festival days of the Virgin. = Lady day, Maryday, Marymes.Appar. obsol. after the early 17th c. (cf. Lady day).Our Lady day in or of lentrin, the Annunciation (25 March). Our latter Lady day, the Nativity of Our Lady (8 Sept.), = letter lady day, Lady day n.(1) 1389–90 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 18.
Vpon oure lady day at nixt cumis 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 105.
On our lady da, to the King to offir in our lady kyrk 1493 Halyb. 101.
In Discember … on owr lady day 1509 Newbattle Coll. (Somerville).
At our lade day in herwist callit the natiuite 1525 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 77.
To be pait aucht dais efter our ladyday [sc. the Assumption, 15 Aug.] 1563 Prot. Bk. J. Drummond 31 b.
Betuix the dait present and the first fair day callit our lady day 1596 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 126.
At oureladie day last wes(2) c1515 Asl. MS. I. 269/20.
On our lady day in lentryne 1531 Bell. Boece II. 452.
Oure lady-day in lentern, callit the annunciatioun 1545 Prestwick B. Rec. 21.
Fra our lady day in lentryn quhyl our latyr day in erwest 1570 Rec. Earld. Orkney 132.
Betuxt this and our lady da of lentren 1573-1600 King in Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 181.
Marche … 25, Oure lady day in lentron whilk is the annunciatione of our lady(3) 1608 Melrose Reg. Rec. I. 73.
Betuix and our latter laidy day