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Salm(e, Sam, n. [ME and e.m.E. salme (a1300), ME salm (c1175), sallm(e (Orm), saume (c1290), sam(e (c1300), saulm (c1400), OE sealm, salm.] = Psalm n. a1500 Henr. Thre Deid Pollis 53.
Ask grace at God, and greit, with orisionis, and haly salmes sweit a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 318 (B) (see Saltar(e n.² (4)). 1522 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II 356.
Singing of ane gloriosa efter matinis and salme eftir ewin sang a1568 Norvall Bann. MS 20b/51.
The four and thretty salme thus sayis 1574 Misc. Maitl. C. I 113.
Edward Hendersoun … to sing the salmis on the preching dayis 1600 Edinb. B. Rec. V 271.
The said Patrik … to tak up the salmes in the … kirk 1607 Rec. Old Aberd. I 42. 1697 Aberd. Univ. Rev. XXXVI 122.
First he reeds & then he sings the sams … then he … prays 1711 Old Ross-shire I 43.
[Closing] with prayer and singing of salms