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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Pot(t, v.² Also: pat. P.t. and p.p. pot, pote. [Perh. merely variants, some merely orthographic, of Put v.But cf. ME poten, e.m.E. pote, poote, ME potte(n (Manning), late ME and e.m.E. pot(t, p.t. late ME pot(te (Trevisa), p.p. late ME pot (Trevisa), to put, OE potian, whence also ME, e.m.E. and mod. north. and midl. Eng. dial. pote to push, thrust, kick, poke (the fire).]

tr. To put, in various senses of Put v.pres. (a) 1589–1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 57 b.
To the warke mene that potis out the delis Ib. 61 b.
For ane barell to pot ine lous irne warke(b) 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 14.
The said Kaithrein … yett the scalding watter into ane tub and patis the kirn thairin 1622 Elgin Rec. II 172.
Away harlat, and thow com heir I sall pat ane boykin in thy hippp.t. 1488–9 Acta Aud. 121/2.
Anent the takis … he pot him in the said Androvis will 1535 Stewart 41894.
With ane sword … to deid … he pot thame all ilkone 1540 Lynd. Sat. 687 (B).
I met Gud Counsale … Quha pot [Ch. pat] me in ane fellone fray 1558–9 Inverness Rec. I 28.
That his serwandis pot wychecraft in his net 1564 Ib. 118.
Ane yopyndall quhilk he pot of his in plege to hym for x s. 1602 Dundee Shipping P. 76.
Owpone ane false allayganss thay pot me in presonep.p. 1558 Inverness Rec. I 28.
For lowsing of the arrest pot in his ledyr he oblist hyme self [etc.] 1560 Ib. 43.
He salbe pot in the gewis 1560–1 Ib. 52.
To be pot to tham to cause the forsaid falis to be forborn a1568 Bann. MS. 258 a/5.
Gezabell … Full mony haly p[r]offeit scho pote doun [: confusioun]