A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1450-1567
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Ave, Aue, int. and n. [Early ME. ave, L. avē, 2nd sing. imper. of avēre.]
1. a. int. Hail! b. n. The Ave Maria.c1450-2 Howlat 94 (Aue Raby); 736 (alterar of Eua in Aue). —c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 66 (Pater Noster, Aue, and Creid). c1552 Lynd. Mon. 618 (thare Pater Noster, Aue, and thare Creid). 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 174 (sum mumlit Aueis); 201 (his numerat Aueis).
2. Ave Maria (or Marie), the salutation to the Virgin.c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 46/21 (the aue maria and the crede). 1533 Gau 102/24 (considder the Aue Maria perfitlie). c1540 Lynd. Kitteis Conf. 71 (ane Aue Marie for to say). 1551 Hamilton Catechism 273 (the Salutatioun of the Angel Gabriel, callit the Ave Maria).
