A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1672
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Adew, int. and adv. Also: addew, adewe, adiew, adieu, adue, adow (?), adeou, adoo. [ME. adew, adewe (late 14th c.), F. adieu, f. a to, dieu God.]
A. int. Farewell; good-bye.a1500 Henr. Fab. 2940 (adew, my freind); a1500 Id. Robin & M. 51 (Makyne, adew). c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 296 (adew, market). c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 48 (none vnto it adew may say.); 413 (adew, dolour, adew). 1513 Doug. ii. v. 82 (adew, fair weil); ii. x. 145 (the last quething word, adew). 15.. Clariodus iii. 1330 (he bad adew to … ). a1568 Scott. xvii. 29 (adew, addew, my dule). a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xl. 121 (I bid ȝow adew). 1596 Dalr. II. 55/8 (adue in Chryste). a1627 Craig v. 34 (with adew dry.). c 1672 Wemyss Corr. 118 (so adeou).
B. adv. (or a.) Gone, departed. Also went adew.c1450-2 Howlat 527.
The douchty Dowglas is deid and adewe c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 1200.
[He] stekit him but reskew Derffly to dede; that chyftane was adew a1500 Lancelot of the Laik 518.
Your wordly honore nedis most adew 1513 Doug. i. vi. 174.
Thus he reprevys, bot sche is went adew 1513 Ib. iv. Prol. 255.
Honesté baith and gude fame war adew
