A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Baising, Basing, vbl. n. [f. Bais v.3] Dismay. —a1400 Leg. S. l. 908.
Scho … but baysing Come done, & stud befor the king ?1438 Alex. i. 1474.
Sic basing in thare hartis thai tuk
