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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1579
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Beggartie, n. Also: beggarté, begartie, begardy. [f. Beggar n.] Beggary. c1500-c1512 Dunb. xv. 18.
To serve and leif in beggartie 1544 Reg. Privy S. III. 115/2.
He ma nocht . . pay the saidis dettis . . without . . putting of him, his wyf and viii bernis to begardy a1568 Peder Coffeis 5.
Pedder knawis … That wait of nocht bot beggartie 1567 Acts III. 45/1.
Famileis ar skalit and put to begartie 1579 Ib. 166/1.
To remoue the saidis tennentis … and put thame … to beggartie
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