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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1475-1575
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Bastailȝe, Bastalȝe, n. Also: bastalȝie; bastelȝe, basteilȝie, bestailȝe; bastilȝe, -ulȝie, -ȝy. Also irregular variant: bestial.[F. bastille, whence also ME. bastylle, bastile, bastel(e.]
1. a. A wooden siege-tower. b. A defensive tower.(a) 1497 Treasurer's Accounts I. 373.
To the men that flittit the bastailȝe fra the Freris to the Tolbuth of Abirdene 1513 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 87.
That all man duelland within this toun sal pas … to the linx, to devise thar bastailye and trinchis, and vthir fensabile wais, for defence of the towne 1532 Ib. 144.
To big ane bustailȝie [sic] as thai think maist expedient 1531 Bell. Boece I. 193.
Anthonius … commandit the wall of Adriane … to be beildit agane, with mony strang touris and bastailyeis rising in it 1531 Ib. II. 426.
Thay maid thair bastailyeis and trinscheis of fale and devat c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3459.
Ceteis, castellis, tounis, and towris, Villagis, bastailȝeis, and bowris(b) 1497 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 60.
That ale the inhabitantis of this tone sall make thair fossis and bastalȝe as it is fondit in breid and lintht fra the southt hevin to the northt hevin 1533 Bell. Livy II. 151/18.
Eftir that the Romanis … had rasit ane strang bastalȝe fornens the wallis of the ciete [of Veii] 1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 197.
The consell ordanit … to byg ane stark bastalye, with rauchteris or dailis, and sic uder tymmir, and sand cassin to the bak of the tymmir 1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 249.
The suthwest bastalȝe [at Haddington is] condamnit that na defence is maid in it; the bastalȝe at the Freir kirk all brokin … , a part of the [mid] bastalȝe dwng away 1557–8 Ayr Common Good Acc. MS.
To Robert Houstoun for vorkene at the bastalȝie 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 211.
The said capitane causit mak abone the butter trone ane bastalȝie with ane port(c) 1533 Bell. Livy II. 154/5.
To stop the violence of inemyis be trenschis and bastelȝeis 1533 Ib. 173/3.
Eftir this victorie the dictatour brocht his army to Veos, and made mo strang basteilȝeis and defensis(d) 1513 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 88.
That ale fremen … sale byg and upmak thar fossis and bastulȝy [printed -ry], in xvj fute in lyngtht at the Sandenes 1557–8 Ayr Common Good Acc. MS.
For casting of turffis to the bastulȝie(e)c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 977.
Ramsay gert byg strang bestials off tre c1475 Ib. 987; xi. 877.
2. A bell-cage.1511 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 103.
The said Johnne sall … mak the loft and bestailye for the hinging of the gret bellis
