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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.

Bat, Bait (bayt), n.3 [MDu. baet, bate, profit, advantage.] A small amount given gratis to a buyer. To bat or bait. to boot, extra. —1496 Halyb. 8.
Sald this sek … for 26 mark with 2 nallis to bait … Som of that sek, the bait of tayn Ib. 14.
The od skynis to bat Ib. 18.
Som of this sek, the bat of tayn 1504 Ib. 272.
With a stan to bayt … The bat of tayn

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